Tour of Slovenia - 2.5

Slovenia, May 6-11, 2003

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Stage 5 - May 10: Grosuplje - Vrsic, 168 km

Golcer takes the stage, but can't get the lead

Slovenian Jure Golcer (Volksbank) won the king stage of the 10th Tour of Slovenia between Grosuplje and Vrsic (168 km). But the leader's jersey went to Mitja Mahoric (Perutnina Ptuj), who has an advantage of only one second. Golcer is an ex-mountain biker who had very bad luck in the 2000 Olympic year, and is also a former Perutnina Ptuj Krka Telekom rider. He beat Timothy Jones (Amore & Vita) by 31 seconds and Mitja Mahoric (44 seconds) on the final climb to Kranjska gora - Vrsic (1611 m, 10 km at 8%). The general classification was decided by time bonuses, as Mahoric won 5 seconds in Grosuplje and took another second in Medvode. With his 4 seconds for third place in the stage he was able to match Golcer's 10 second bonus, and therefore take the lead by a single second.

The peloton stayed together until Kranjska gora, with the Amore & Vita and Volksbank teams on the front. Jones was first to attack, followed Mahoric, but Jure Golcer is a very strong climber and beat them both, repeating his performance from last year in Vrsic.

"It's very important to win the stage and to win in Vrsic, the hardest climb in Slovenia, but I haven't been lucky," said Golcer afterwards. "I fell in the first stage and lost 1'11. In the fourth stage I lost 3 seconds avoiding a car in the last 20 metres. The race is finished. In the last stage there is a very small chance of beating Mahoric."

The race leader Mahoric, who celebrates his 27th birthday tomorrow said that had to "fight to his last reserves and I'm dead tired. But now I'm in the yellow jersey. The race is not finished, as there could be a crash."

Perutnina Ptuj sports director Srecko Glivar is confident that his team can defend Mahoric's slender lead, although he hopes for good fortune.

Courtesy of Metod Mocnik & www.bicikel.com

Results

1 Jure Golcer (Slo) Volksbank                                4.13.21
2 Timothy Jones (Zim) Amore & Vita                              0.31
3 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                            0.44
4 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj
5 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Austrian national team               0.58
6 Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                          1.15
7 Renzo Mazzoleni (Ita) Team Macandina                          1.36
8 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Quick.step Davitamon                 1.41
9 Stef Clement (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team              1.43
10 Harald Totschnig (Aut) Austrian national team                1.53
11 Jorg strauss (Swi) Team Macandina                            2.10
12 Boris Premuzic (Slo) Krka Novo mesto                         2.16
13 Vincent Van Rijn (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team         2.27
14 Matic strgar (Slo) Radenska Rog                              2.43
15 Tomaz Nose (Slo) Krka Novo mesto                             2.46
16 Yves Portmann (Swi) Team Macandina
17 Harald Morscher (Aut) ELK Haus                               2.53
18 Martin cerepan (Svk) Slovakian national team
19 Miha sVab (Slo) Sava Kranj                                   2.56
20 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Quick.step Davitamon                  3.20
21 Anatoliy Varvaruk (Ukr) Kamen Pazin                          3.25
22 Ivan Sever (Cro) Radenska Rog                                3.28
23 Jurgen Pauritsch (Aut) Austrian national team                3.44
24 Ralph Scherzer (Aut) ELK Haus                                3.49
25 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Volksbank                            3.55
26 Egelmeers Roel (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team           3.58
27 Ondrej Slobodnik (Svk) Slovakian national team               4.11
28 Andreas Knapp (Aut) Austrian national team                   4.15
29 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Amore & Vita                         4.29
30 Gregor Kodric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23                       4.59
31 Rasmus Dyring (Den) Miche                                    5.08
32 Andrea Del Biaggio (Swi) Team Macandina                      5.11
33 Christian Heule (Swi) Team Macandina
34 Miroslav Keliar (Svk) Slovakian national team                5.14
35 Martin Riska (Svk) Slovakian national team
36 Pascal Hungerbuchler (Swi) Volksbank
37 Ben Thaens (Bel) Quick.step Davitamon                        5.55
38 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23                      6.16
39 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) ELK Haus                             6.36
40 Rok Jerse (Slo) Sava Kranj                                   6.54
41 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team           7.06
42 Zvonimir Pokupec (Cro) Kamen Pazin                           7.30
43 Robert Glovniak (Svk) Slovakian national team
44 Christoph Kerschbaum (Aut) Austrian national team            7.42
45 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Sava Kranj                               7.48
46 Curvers Roy (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team              7.52
47 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Quick.step Davitamon                 8.08
48 Francesco Cipolletta (Ita) Nippon Hodo                       8.16
49 Leon Makarovic (Slo) Radenska Rog                            8.41
50 Franci Klun (Slo) Radenska Rog
51 Christian Bach (Ger) German national team
52 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) German national team
53 Peter Pitchler (Aut) Austrian national team                  9.02
54 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling
55 Bostjan Mervar (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                          9.27
56 Alan Dumic (Cro) Kamen Pazin
57 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj
58 Marko Baloh (Slo) TBP Lenart                                 9.46
59 Andreas Muller (Ger) German national team                    9.55
60 Dean Podgornik (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                         10.41
61 Orehek edo (Slo) Sava Kranj
62 Mario Holler (Aut) ELK Haus                                 10.56
63 Jens Lehmann (Ger) German national team
64 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Amore & Vita
65 Dejan Vracic (Slo) TBP Lenart
66 Jamie Burrow (Gbr) Amore & Vita
67 Alberati Paolo (Ita) Miche
68 Luca Bonpadre (Kaz) Nippon Hodo
69 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Radenska Rog
70 Andrej Omulec (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23
71 Igor Kranjec (Slo) Kamen Pazin                              11.10
72 Guido Fulst (Ger) German national team                      13.11
73 Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23                    14.50
74 Patrick Kofler (Aut) Volksbank                              14.53
75 Jochen Summer (Aut) Volksbank
76 Tadej Prevejsek (Slo) Krka Novo mesto                       15.13
77 Luca Belluomini (Ita) Nippon Hodo                           15.36
78 Marco Bompadre (Ita) Nippon Hodo
79 Gregor Zajc (Slo) Kamen Pazin                               16.39
80 Jaka Cevc (Slo) STA
81 Guiseppe Ribolzi (Ita) Nippon Hodo                          17.33
82 Giacomo Battistel (Ita) Amore & Vita                        17.54
83 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Amore & Vita                          18.30
84 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Volksbank
DNF Jani Brajkovic (Slo) Krka Novo mesto
DNF Jure Zrimsek (Slo) Krka Novo mesto
DNF Janez Rozman (Slo) Sava Kranj
DNF Matej Zorko (Slo) TBP Lenart
DNF Bostjan Krevs (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23
DNF Roger Lucia Ibarra (Spa) Miche

General classification after stage 5

1 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                        21.47.50
2 Jure Golcer (Slo) Volksbank                                   0.01
3 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Austrian national team               0.25
4 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                          0.31
5 Stef Clement (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team              0.51
6 Timothy Jones (Zim) Amore & Vita                              1.10
7 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Quick.step Davitamon                 1.28
8 Renzo Mazzoleni (Ita) Team Macandina                          1.33
9 Harald Totschnig (Aut) Austrian national team                 1.40
10 Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                         1.44
11 Boris Premuzic (Slo) Krka Novo mesto                         1.56
12 Jorg strauss (Swi) Team Macandina                            2.14
13 Matic strgar (Slo) Radenska Rog                              2.32
14 Yves Portmann (Swi) Team Macandina                           2.33
15 Tomaz Nose (Slo) Krka Novo mesto                             2.51
16 Harald Morscher (Aut) ELK Haus                               3.24
17 Jurgen Pauritsch (Aut) Austrian national team                3.46
18 Vincent Van Rijn (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team         4.06
19 Christian Heule (Swi) Team Macandina                         4.11
20 Martin Riska (Svk) Slovakian national team                   5.31
21 Ivan Sever (Cro) Radenska Rog                                5.38
22 Pascal Hungerbuchler (Swi) Volksbank                         7.07
23 Miha sVab (Slo) Sava Kranj                                   7.09
24 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) ELK Haus                             7.20
25 Martin cerepan (Svk) Slovakian national team                 7.23
26 Andreas Knapp (Aut) Austrian national team                   8.36
27 Rasmus Dyring (Den) Miche                                    8.38
28 Anatoliy Varvaruk (Ukr) Kamen Pazin                          9.14
29 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Amore & Vita                         9.48
30 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                           10.13
31 Rok Jerse (Slo) Sava Kranj                                  10.16
32 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Volksbank                           10.33
33 Egelmeers Roel (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team          10.36
34 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Sava Kranj                              10.57
35 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23                     12.25
36 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team          13.03
37 Ralph Scherzer (Aut) ELK Haus                               13.20
38 Bostjan Mervar (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                         14.02
39 Igor Kranjec (Slo) Kamen Pazin                              14.46
40 Ben Thaens (Bel) Quick.step Davitamon                       15.25
41 Andrej Omulec (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23                      15.41
42 Jamie Burrow (Gbr) Amore & Vita                             15.42
43 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Quick.step Davitamon                 16.17
44 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling                17.31
45 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) German national team                17.49
46 Gregor Kodric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23                      18.43
47 Leon Makarovic (Slo) Radenska Rog                           19.26
48 Peter Pitchler (Aut) Austrian national team                 20.02
49 Ondrej Slobodnik (Svk) Slovakian national team              20.05
50 Christian Bach (Ger) German national team                   21.05
51 Alberati Paolo (Ita) Miche                                  23.02
52 Patrick Kofler (Aut) Volksbank                              23.16
53 Curvers Roy (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team             24.05
54 Dean Podgornik (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                         25.29
55 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Amore & Vita                             26.06
56 Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj U23                    26.15
57 Christoph Kerschbaum (Aut) Austrian national team           30.01
58 Robert Glovniak (Svk) Slovakian national team               31.24
59 Jens Lehmann (Ger) German national team                     31.47
60 Mario Holler (Aut) ELK Haus                                 32.30
61 Guiseppe Ribolzi (Ita) Nippon Hodo                          33.58
62 Orehek edo (Slo) Sava Kranj                                 35.05
63 Marko Baloh (Slo) TBP Lenart                                35.12
64 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Radenska Rog                              36.14
65 Miroslav Keliar (Svk) Slovakian national team               36.30
66 Andrea Del Biaggio (Swi) Team Macandina                     38.31
67 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Amore & Vita                          39.25
68 Giacomo Battistel (Ita) Amore & Vita                        39.47
69 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Quick.step Davitamon                40.34
70 Andreas Muller (Ger) German national team                   41.24
71 Francesco Cipolletta (Ita) Nippon Hodo                      41.48
72 Luca Bonpadre (Kaz) Nippon Hodo                             41.59
73 Gregor Zajc (Slo) Kamen Pazin                               42.07
74 Jochen Summer (Aut) Volksbank
75 Guido Fulst (Ger) German national team                      43.06
76 Alan Dumic (Cro) Kamen Pazin                                45.15
77 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Volksbank                             46.07
78 Marco Bompadre (Ita) Nippon Hodo                            46.36
79 Zvonimir Pokupec (Cro) Kamen Pazin                          47.41
80 Tadej Prevejsek (Slo) Krka Novo mesto                       56.21
81 Luca Belluomini (Ita) Nippon Hodo                           56.23
82 Dejan Vracic (Slo) TBP Lenart                             1.02.19
83 Franci Klun (Slo) Radenska Rog                            1.07.03
84 Jaka Cevc (Slo) STA                                       1.07.16