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Okolo Slovenska

Okolo Slovenska
Date Early June
Region Slovakia
English name Tour of Slovakia
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
First edition 1954 (1954)
Editions 60 (as of 2016)
First winner  Karl Nesl (TCH)
Most wins  Jiří Škoda (TCH)
 Milos Hrazdira (TCH)
(3 wins)
Most recent  Mauro Finetto (ITA)

Okolo Slovenska (English: Tour of Slovakia; French: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2005, it has been rated as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages.

Okolo Slovenska started on June 19, 1954 on Stalin square in Bratislava and included 7 stages. The first race was won by Czech cyclist Karel Nesel, the Slovak cyclist Vlastimil Ružička won three of the seven stages of the race.

The 2011 race started on June 4, 2011 in Nováky and finished on June 11, 2011 in Gabčíkovo.

(Slovak) Official website


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