The 2024 CRO Race is a road cycling stage race in Croatia between 1 October and 6 October 2024. It is the ninth edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015 and the fifth under the CRO Race name.[1] The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Europe Tour calendar.[2]
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| Dates | 1–6 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 916 km (569.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 17h 23' 53" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editSix teams are UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams and six UCI Continental teams made up the 20 teams that are participating in the race.[3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 1 October | Vodice to Sinj | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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| 2 | 2 October | Biograd na Moru to Novalja | 114.5 km (71.1 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)
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| 3 | 3 October | Novi Vinodolski to Opatija [a] | 89.5 km (55.6 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Brandon McNulty (USA)
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| 4 | 4 October | Krk to Labin | 160.5 km (99.7 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN)
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| 5 | 5 October | Ozalj to Karlovac | 100.5 km (62.4 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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| 6 | 6 October | Sveta Nedelja to Zagreb | 157.5 km (97.9 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Oded Kogut (ISR)
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| Total | 916 km (569 mi) | |||||
Stages
editStage 1
edit1 October 2024 — Vodice to Sinj, 162.5 km (101.0 mi)
Stage 2
edit2 October 2024 — Biograd na Moru to Novalja, 114.5 km (71.1 mi)
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Stage 3
edit3 October 2024 — Novi Vinodolski to Opatija, 89.5 km (55.6 mi)
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Stage 4
edit4 October 2024 — Krk to Labin, 160.5 km (99.7 mi)
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Stage 5
edit5 October 2024 — Ozalj to Karlovac, 100.5 km (62.4 mi)
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Stage 6
edit6 October 2024 — Sveta Nedelja to Zagreb, 157.5 km (97.9 mi)
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Classification leadership table
editIn the 2024 CRO Race, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and applying time bonuses for the first three riders at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second, and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders, respectively. The leader of the classification received a red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2023 CRO Race, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Points for Hors-category | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Points for Category 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Additionally, there was a points classification, for which the leader was awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 of each stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth, and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be won on a 5–3–1 scale for the first three riders, respectively, at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the summit of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was marked as either hors, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs.
The fourth and final jersey represented the young rider classification, and its leadership was marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 2001 (i.e., under 23 years of age at the beginning of the year) were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Axel van der Tuuk | Alberto Bruttomesso | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2 | Juan Sebastián Molano | Giovanni Lonardi | Giovanni Lonardi | |||
| 3 | Brandon McNulty | Brandon McNulty | Tobias Lund Andresen | |||
| 4 | Tobias Lund Andresen | Brandon McNulty | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | |||
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff | Tobias Lund Andresen | ||||
| 6 | Oded Kogut | |||||
| Final | Brandon McNulty | Tobias Lund Andresen | Axel van der Tuuk | Tobias Lund Andresen | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | |
- On stage 2, Giovanni Lonardi, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Alexander Kristoff wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 3, Alexander Kristoff, who was second in the points classification, will wear the blue jersey, because first-placed Giovanni Lonardi will wear the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Classification standings
edit| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Brandon McNulty (USA)
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UAE Team Emirates | 17h 23' 53" |
| 2 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 8" |
| 3 |  Fred Wright (GBR)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 27" |
| 4 |  Edoardo Zambanini (ITA)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 28" |
| 5 |  Pier-André Côté (CAN)
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Israel–Premier Tech | + 34" |
| 6 | Anders Foldager (DEN)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | + 35" |
| 7 |  Pablo Castrillo (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 37" |
| 8 |  Warren Barguil (FRA)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 37" |
| 9 | Frederik Wandahl (DEN)
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Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 37" |
| 10 | Mattia Bais (ITA)
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Polti–Kometa | + 41" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 84 |
| 2 | Giovanni Lonardi (ITA)
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Polti–Kometa | 57 |
| 3 | Oded Kogut (ISR)
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Israel–Premier Tech | 55 |
| 4 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)
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UAE Team Emirates | 48 |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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Uno-X Mobility | 45 |
| 6 | Brandon McNulty (USA)
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UAE Team Emirates | 44 |
| 7 | Ben Turner (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 38 |
| 8 | Alberto Bruttomesso (ITA)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 34 |
| 9 | Fred Wright (GBR)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 29 |
| 10 | Edoardo Zambanini (ITA)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 29 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 |  Axel van der Tuuk (NED)
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Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel | 29 |
| 2 |  Robert Stannard (AUS)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 20 |
| 3 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR)
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Uno-X Mobility | 15 |
| 4 | Edoardo Zambanini (ITA)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 10 |
| 5 | Hugo Aznar (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | 10 |
| 6 | Jokin Murguialday (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 10 |
| 7 | Casper van der Woude (NED)
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Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel | 9 |
| 8 | Brandon McNulty (USA)
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UAE Team Emirates | 8 |
| 9 | Warren Barguil (FRA)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 7 |
| 10 | Mattia Bais (ITA)
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Polti–Kometa | 6 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 17h 24' 01" |
| 2 | Igor Arrieta (ESP)
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UAE Team Emirates | + 59" |
| 3 |  Alexander Hajek (AUT)
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Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 32" |
| 4 |  Fran Miholjević (CRO)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 47" |
| 5 | Joris Reinderink (NED)
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Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel | + 11' 51" |
| 6 | Oscar Onley (GBR)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 11' 57" |
| 7 |  Aivaras Mikutis (LTU)
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Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 13' 24" |
| 8 | Michael Leonard (CAN)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 13' 24" |
| 9 |  Pavel Bittner (CZE)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 16' 16" |
| 10 | Hugo Aznar (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 17' 24" |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
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52h 13' 34" |
| 2 |  Team Bahrain Victorious
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+ 1' 11" |
| 3 | Ineos Grenadiers
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+ 2' 28" |
| 4 | Uno-X Mobility
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+ 5' 32" |
| 5 |  Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
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+ 12' 00" |
| 6 |  Tudor Pro Cycling Team
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+ 16' 01" |
| 7 | Polti–Kometa
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+ 16' 12" |
| 8 | Equipo Kern Pharma
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+ 17' 07" |
| 9 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
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+ 23' 05" |
| 10 |  UAE Team Emirates
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+ 26' 34" |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "About - CRO Race 2024". CRO Race. Top Sport Events. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Cro Race". UCI. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Teams - CRO Race 2024". CRO Race. Top Sport Events. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Stages - CRO Race 2023". CRO Race. Top Sport Events. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b Moultrie, James (1 October 2024). "CRO Race: Alexander Kristoff moves closer to 100th career win with stage 1 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b Moultrie, James (2 October 2024). "CRO Race: Juan Sebastian Molano wins stage 2 sprint". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Dani (3 October 2024). "CRO Race stage 3: Brandon McNulty makes long-distance solo move to victory and overall lead". CyclingNews. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, Alasdair (4 October 2024). "CRO Race: Tobias Lund Andresen wins uphill sprint to secure hard-fought queen stage 4 in Labin". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b Challis, Dan (5 October 2024). "CRO Race: Alexander Kristoff takes sprint victory on stage 5". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Clifford, Flo (6 October 2024). "CRO Race: Israeli champion Oded Kogut wins bunch sprint on stage 6 as Brandon McNulty takes overall victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
Sources
edit- "2024 Cro Race Službeni Vodič" [2024 Cro Race Roadbook]. CRO Race (in Croatian). Top Sport Events. 2024.