Who will win the 2024 edition of the Tour of Slovakia ? One thing is certain: it will be a new winner. Winner of the last edition, Remi Cavagna will not defend his title since his new team (Movistar Team) did not make the trip to Slovakia. The succession is therefore open. Among the contenders for the general classification, one name stands out, that of Julian Alaphilippe. One month from Paris Olympic Gamesthe Frenchman of the Soudal Quick-Step will be keen to shine.
Julian Alaphilippe’s last victory, at the Giro
Sagan, Magnier, Schmid… the other headliners
Even if Julian Alaphilippe is the big favorite, other runners will be worth watching like Mauro Schmid, Felix Engelhardt (Jayco AlUla), Jenno Berckmoes, Sylvain Moniquet (Lotto Dstny), Kenny Elissonde (Cofidis) or even Paul Double (Polti Kometa). As for the sprinters, we will also find some good names including Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step), Milan Menten (Lotto Dstny), Max Walscheid (Jayco AlUla), Giacomo Nizzolo (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) or even the locals Luke Cabbage (Elkov-Kasper) et Peter Sagan (Pierre Baguette Cycling).
These riders should logically be among the protagonists of this new edition which will be contested over five days, from June 26 to 30. Note that this Tour of Slovakia 2024 will begin with a team time trial, followed by two sprint stages and two mid-mountain stages.
The course
Step 1 – Wednesday, June 26: Dunajska Streda – Dunajska Streda / 28.8 km team time trial (start at 6:10 p.m. – finish around 7:45 p.m.)
2nd step – Thursday June 27: Nitra – Hlohovec / 192 km (departure at 12 p.m. – arrival around 4:45 p.m.)
Step 3 – Friday June 28: Piestrani – Dubnica Nad Vahom / 161.2 km (departure at 1 p.m. – arrival around 4:45 p.m.)
Step 4 – Saturday June 29: Partizanske – Ruzomberok / 183.5 km (departure at 10:20 a.m. – arrival around 2:45 p.m.)
Step 5 – Sunday June 30: Liptovsky Mikulas – Strbské Pleso / 142.3 km (departure at 11:05 a.m. – arrival around 2:45 p.m.)
The starting list
Soudal Quick-Step
1 ALAPHILIPPE Julian
2 REINDERENK Pepijn
3 GELDERS Gil
4 RACCAGNI NOVIERO Andrea
5 MAGNIER Paul
6 SVRÄŒEK Martin
7 VANGHELUWE Warre
Cofidis
11 CHAMPION Thomas
12 HERMANS Ben
13 TOUMIRE Hugo
14 FERNÁNDEZ Ruben
15 KNIGHT Oliver
16 OLDANI Stefano
17 PEREZ Anthony
Team Jayco AlUla
21 FULL DAYS Anders
22 ENGELHARDT Felix
23 HEPBURN Michael
24 JANSEN Amund Grøndahl
25 SCHMID Mauro
26 SCOTSON Callum
27 WALSCHEID Max
Dukla Banska Bystrica
31 DUNÁR Dominik
32 GALOVIC Jakub
33 KOVÁC Samuel
34 KAŠKO David
35 Simon the Great
36 ROVDER Pavol
37 DRIVE Samuel
Pierre Baguette Cycling
41 COMPLIANT Samuel
42 KALOJÍROS Tomáš
43 FOX Andrej
44 NOVÁK Tomas
45 THE STORY Peter
46 ORAVEC Dušan
47 VYSOCAN Daniel
Lotto Dstny
51 BERCKMOES Jenno
52 CURRIE Logan
53 LIVYNS Everyday life
54 MONIQUET Sylvain
55 ADAMIETZ Johannes
56 DE GENDT Thomas
57 MENTEN Milan
Team Polti Kometa
61 DE CASSAN Davide
62 DOUBLE Paul
63 COUSIN Erik
64 GAROSIO Andrea
65 GÓMEZ Germán Darío
66 MARTIN Alex
67 RESTREPO Jhonatan
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
71 AZPARREN Xabier Mikel
72 BREECHES Walter
73 DONOVAN Mark
74 FANCEL Alessandro
75 NIZZOLO Giacomo
76 Nicolò of Paris
77 ROSSKOPF Joey
Bingoal WB
81 PORTSMOUTH Tom
82 PEYSKENS Dimitri
83 SALBY Alexander
84 REINS Lennert
85 VERMOOTE Jelle
86 LAMBRECHT Michiel
87 PERCH David
Team Corratec – Vini Fantini
91 DEBONS Antoine
92 OLIVERO Simone
93 PADUN Mark
94 SBARAGLI Christian
95 STÖCKLI Jan
96 TSARENKO Kyrylo
97 ZAMBELLI Samuel
Rural Bank – RGA Insurance
101 PORT Daniel
102 BALDERSTONE Abel
103 BARCELÓ Fernando
104 BARTA Tomas
105 FERNÁNDEZ Samuel
106 JOHNSTON Calum
107 SCHLEGEL Michal
Team Novo Nordisk
111 BEADLE Hamish
112 BRAND Sam
113 DAUGE Lucas
114 POL Umberto
116 POLGA Antonio
117 RIDOLFO Filippo
Arkéa – B&B Continental Hotels
121 GILLET Baptiste
122 LELANDAIS Rémi
123 LOZOUET Leandre
124 ROULAND Louis
125 SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG Embret
126 THIERRY Pierre
127 TJOTTA Martin
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
131 CROCKETT Finn
132 DE JONG Timo
133 GADEMAN Sam
134 HURRY Jasper
135 PIANO Girl
136 ROUND Mats
137 WILLEMS Jago
ARA | Skip Capital
141 AGNOLETTO Blake
142 CRANAGE Joshua
143 EAVES William
144 HAD Nate
146 MILLER Lachlan
147 TOMKINSON Tyler
Elkov – Kasper
151 BOROS Michael
152 KUBIŠ Lukáš
153 LUKEŠ Jan
154 RUBEŠ Daniel
155 ADDED by Tomas
156 TOUPALÍK Jakub
157 ZÁLKA Matthew
ATT Investments
161 NEUMAN Dominik
162 PETRUS Jiri
163 RUDYK Bartosz
164 SCHWARZBACHER Matthias
165 ŠTOCEK Hair
166 TURK Daniel
167 VANÍCEK Šimon
Biesse – Career
171 DONATI David
172 D’AMATO Andrea
173 GALIMBERTI Lorenzo
174 GRUSZCZYNSKI Filip
175 MONTOLI Andrea
176 MOTTA Alessandro
177 OILS Marco
Adria Cars
181 DURIC Dorde
182 FINKŠT Tilen
183 SPOLJAR Strong
184 JURÍK Martin
185 PEÁK Barnabás
186 SKOK Anze
187 JUMP Marcel
Hrinkow Advarics
191 DAVID Scott
192 HAMMERSCHMID Raphael
193 CROATIA Ziga
194 PRIMOZIC What
195 Edward
196 STIEGER Adrian
197 CABBAGE Richard
Mexico
201 GARCIA Carlos Alfonso
202 PEREZ Jenaro Alejandro
203 PEYROT Jorge
204 RUIZ Sebastian
205 RUVALCABA David
206 TORRES Christopher Hans
207 ZARATE Michael
