UAE Team Emirates (Slovenia) - Press Release: Pogačar best young rider, UAE Team Emirates top the team classification.

Diego Ulissi won the second Tour of Slovenia of his career (the first in 2011), ahead of Giovanni Visconti (Neri-Selle Italia-Ktm) at 22 ” and Aleksandr Vlasov (Gazprom) at 25 ″ behind the Tuscan rider in Novo Mesto, in a stage started from Trebnje.

Fourth place in the general ranking went to Tadej Pogačar (+30 “), who also won the youth rankings for the third consecutive year.

The icing on the cake for UAE Team Emirates was the win in the team classification also.

The final stage saw Pogačar cross the finish line in 8th position in the sprint of a small group won by Giacomo Nizzolo (Dimension Data).

Final general classification:

1. Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 19h41’23 “

2. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Neri-Selle Italia-Ktm 22 ”

3. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom 25 ”

4. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 30 “

9. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 3’17 “