Tour of Slovenia - 2.1

Slovenia, June 12-16, 2007

Photos

Stage 5 - June 16: Grosuplje - Novo mesto, 162 km

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Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil) with a specially prepared bike for the last stage.
Team Liqugas before start of the last stage.
The peloton starts with Mitja Mahoric (Perutnina Ptuj) in front.
Daniele Pietropolli (Tenax Salmilano) takes the second climb on the final stage.
Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil) on the Pescenik climb.
Fabio Baldato (Lampre - Fondital) and Danilo Napolitano (Lampre - Fondital).
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo)
Winner of third climb Medvedjek Gabriele Bosisio (Tenax Salmilano).
Robert Kišerlovski (Adria Mobil) leads the peloton with his teammates.
Peloton.
Peloton.
Andrea Noe' (Liquigas), middle, finished third on general classification.
Local duo Gorazd Štangelj (Lampre - Fondital) and Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil).
Claudio Corioni (Lampre - Fondital)
Jure Golcer (Tenax Salmilano).
Grega Bole (Sava Kranj).
Adria Mobil teammates Tomaz Nose and Simon Špilak.
After a bad injury Uros Murn (Discovery channel) visited the last stage with his son and wife.
Italian Enrico Rossi (OTC Doors - Lauretana) rides home first.
Enrico Rossi (OTC Doors - Lauretana) takes victory on the final stage.
Borut Božic (Team L.P.R.) took second place.
Krzysztof Szczawinski (Miche) crashed and broke a gear.
Stage podium (L-R): Borut Božic (Team L.P.R.), Enrico Rossi (OTC Doors - Lauretana) and Samuele Marzoli (Team L.P.R.).
Gabriele Bosisio (Tenax Salmilano) took out the red polka dot jersey.
In the white jersey - Simon Špilak (Adria Mobil).
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) took out the blue jersey.
Team Liquigas was the best team at the 2007 Tour de Slovenie.
Overall winner Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil).
GC podium (L-R): Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas), Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil) and Andrea Noe' (Liquigas).
Overall winner Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil).
A thirsty Andrea Noe' (Liquigas).

Stage 4 - June 15: Kranjska Gora - Trbiž - Vršic, 160 km

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Igor Pugaci (Cinelli - Endeka - OPD).
Gorazd Štangelj (Lampre - Fondital) and Massimo Giunti (Miche).
Mitja Mahoric (Perutnina Ptuj) lost his yellow jersey on the penultimate stage.
Pasquale Muto (Miche) took 11th place.
Slovenian road champion Jure Golcer (Tenax Salmilano) arrived 10th.
Italian Andrea Noe' (Liquigas) arrived fourth after 160 kilometres of riding.
Simon Spilak (Adria Mobil) celebrates with a mono, after arriving in Vrsic in third place.
Local hope Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil) arrived second at hill climb in Vrsic.
Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) was in good shape on the Kranjska gora - Vrsic stage.
Riders start to ramp up the speed as the start nears.
The peloton nears the end of the nuetral zone in Kranjska Gora.
Mitja Mahoric (Perutnina Ptuj) wore the yellow jersey on Stage 4.
Riders talk at start place in Kranjska Gora.
Stanislav Kozubek (PSK Whirpool) rests up before the Tour of Slovenia's penultimate stage.

Stage 3 - June 14: Medvode - Beljak, 168 km

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Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas) does his best Gene Simmons imitation
Gabriele Balducci tries to make his bike look like one of those three-wheel Piaggio scooters
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) and Enrico Gasparotto have a chat before the start
A different view of the peloton
Peloton on the second lap in Medvode.
Kristijan Djurasek (Perutnina Ptuj) leads Andi Bajc (Radenska Powerbar)
Robert Vrecer (Radenska Powerbar) takes the KOM Ljubelj (Cat. 1) in front of Luigi Sestili (Aurum Hotels)
Grega Bole (Sava Kranj) and Matej Stare (Perutnina Ptuj) at the KOM in Ljubelj
The peloton crests the KOM
Nibali takes the solo win for Liquigas
The field sprint for second is won by Gasparotto
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) sits in third overall
Vincenzo Nibali is happy to receive the kisses from the ladies
Second placed Enrico Gasparotto dodges the champagne spray of winner Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) while 3rd place Daniele Pietropolli (Tenax Salmilano) watches
Leopold König (PSK Whirpool Hradec Kralove) keeps the best young rider jersey
Luigi Sestili (Aurum Hotels) is the new best climber
Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas) takes the blue points jersey
Leader Mitja Mahoric (Perutnina Ptuj)

Stage 2 - June 13: Šentjernej - Ljubljana, 163 km

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Jani Brajkovic (SLO, Discovery Channel Pro cycling team) with his manager Milan Erzen and sports director of Adria Mobil Bostjan Mervar.
Leader Danilo Napolitano signs in for stage two
Air conditioning?
Garzelli relaxes at the start of stage two
Borut Bozic (Team L.P.R.)
The stage two jerseys Matej Stare (Slo,Perutnina Ptuj) in red dot jersey, Danilo Napolitano (Ita,Lampre - Fondital) in yellow jersey, Joze Senekovic (Slo,Adria Mobil) in white jersey and Francesco Chicchi (Ita,Liquigas) in blue jersey.
The bunch rolls out from the start
The peloton rides past a field of winter wheat
Samuele Marzoli (Team L.P.R.)
Stefano Garzelli sitting in
Simone Bruson (OTC Doors - Lauretana) and Giairo Ermetti (Tenax Salmilano) take a turn at speed
Gruppo compatto
Yellow jersey Napolitano cruises along next to his teammate
Stefano Garzelli takes the sprint over Gasparotto
Garzelli looks pleased with the win
The stage two podium Gasparotto, Garzelli and Bossoni
Stefano Garzelli sprays Gasparotto with the champagne
Gasparotto gets revenge on Garzelli with champagne
Stage two jersey winners Grega Bole (Slo,Sava Kranj) in red dot jersey, Danilo Napolitano (Ita,Lampre - Fondital) in blue jersey, Mitja Mahoric (Slo,Perutnina Ptuj) in yellow jersey and Leopold König (Cze,PSK Whirpool Hradec Kralove)

Stage 1 - June 12: Ljubljana - Zagreb, 182 km

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Tomaz Nose (Adria Mobil) winner of Tour de Slovenia 2006
Stefano Garzelli sits in the team bus
A & S De Rosas all lined up in a row
Team Sava Kranj is all business
Acqua & Sapone can't resist chatting up the podium girls
Liquigas' Andrea Noe waves at the team presentation
Team L.P.R. gets distracted at the presentation
The Lampre team on the podium
Perutnina Ptuj team at the presentation
Team Adria Mobil is presented
Matej Stare (Perutnina Ptuj) arriving first at GC Pijava Gorica
Mitja Mahoric (Perutnina Ptuj) on a solo breakaway
Riders get their feed bags
Chicchi and Napolitano are neck and neck at the line
Balducci recounts the finish with Napolitano as the soigneurs prepare them for the podium ceremony
Chicchi, Napolitano and Balducci pose with the podium girls
Alessandro Donati Acqua e Sapone & Caffe Mokambo) waits for the mechanic
Joze Senekovic (Adria Mobil) is the best young rider after stage one
Matej Stare (Perutnina Ptuj) in the best climber's jersey
Napolitano in the points leader's jersey doing his best 'Blue Steel'
Senekovic, Napolitano and Stare in the young rider, GC leader and climber's jerseys