Cycling Results · Stage Analysis · Édition 2026
Stage 2: Radlje ob Dravi → Ormož
Tour of Slovenia 2026
Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) denied Red Bull a second straight win, beating race leader Laurence Pithie in a reduced sprint in Ormož on a day disrupted by a crash that forced the race to be neutralised for a time. Pithie's second place kept him in the overall lead.
Rajović spoils the Red Bull party in Ormož
The 176.8 km stage from Radlje ob Dravi to Ormož looked flat on paper but packed close to 2,000 metres of climbing, with the final quarter serving up a series of short, sharp hills. A five-rider break — Slovenians Gal Oblak, Marcel Škok and Mihael Štajnar with Hungary's Zsombor Palumby and Poland's Kacper Majewski — built almost three minutes before the hills brought them back with around 40 km to go, Red Bull again massing at the front with Giulio Pellizzari prominent.
The day was disrupted when a crash forced organisers to neutralise the race with roughly 29 km remaining, the stoppage required to keep enough ambulance cover with the race. Racing resumed with around 50 riders left in the front group, Red Bull leading into the uphill finish expecting Pithie to double up.
Instead, Dušan Rajović timed his sprint perfectly, coming past Pithie to take a strong victory — one of the season's best wins for the Solution Tech NIPPO Rali sprinter. Pithie settled for second, with Greece's Nikiforos Arvanitou third for Team United Shipping.
Pithie retains the lead despite the sprint defeat
Laurence Pithie held onto the leader's jersey after finishing second on the stage, his bonus seconds and consistency keeping him ahead of the GC group. The overall picture remained unchanged at the top with the climbers — Lipowitz, Pellizzari and Omrzel — still poised in the bunch, waiting for the mountain stages to reshape the standings.
Tour of Slovenia — every stage we've published
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S1Stage 1: Velenje → Rogaška Slatina
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S2Stage 2: Radlje ob Dravi → OrmožYOU ARE HERE
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S3Stage 3: Maribor → Celje
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S4Stage 4: Kranj → Kranjska Gora
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S5Stage 5: Litija → Novo mesto
Where this stage analysis comes from
- 🇬🇧 Cycling Uptodate — Dusan Rajovic takes big win as crash causes race to be neutralised
- 🇬🇧 Domestique Cycling — Tour of Slovenia 2026 | Stage 2
- 🇬🇧 ProCyclingStats — Tour of Slovenia 2026 Stage 2 result