2023 CRO Race


The 2023 CRO Race was a road cycling stage race in Croatia between 26 September and 1 October 2023. It was the eighth edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015 and the fourth under the CRO Race name. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar.

Teams

Five of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams and eight UCI Continental teams made up the 18 teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
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Stages

Stage 1

; 26 September 2023 – Primošten to Sinj,

Stage 2

; 27 September 2023 – Biograd na Moru to Novalja,

Stage 3

; 28 September 2023 – Otočac to Opatija,

Stage 4

; 29 September 2023 – Krk to Labin,

Stage 5

; 30 September 2023 – Crikvenica to Ozalj,

Stage 6

; 1 October 2023 – Samobor to Zagreb,

Classification leadership table

In the 2023 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 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.
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 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.