There is a climb to the Golte ahead of the bikers in the fight for green?

This year’s race around Slovenia is entering a decisive weekend, which will give a joint winner. Green Pentlje organizers have received confirmation that the race is also in a less attractive term and with a lesser star can be even more attractive, especially if today’s ascent to Golte justifies expectations. There is not much in almost 14 kilometers of climbing space for hiding places, according to Kristijan Koren, in the fight for the victory there will be only top hills.

Peloton this year’s races across Slovenia confirmed on Thursday that even a seemingly simple stage can be turned into a fight for a joint victory if there is enough courage in the caravan to race on the knife. In the absence of the main celebrities of Slovenian (and world) cycling, the struggle for green is much more open than in the past, and so far, Jakob Omrzel has been provided by the enthusiasm of Slovenian fans.

The young cyclist Bahrain Victorious and the main Slovenian up for the coming decade will be facing the biggest challenge in a short professional career today. This year’s royal stage brings to cyclists 3500 meters in 175 kilometers, the majority will decline the ascent of Podvolovljek, the fight for the victory will take place in Golte. “In the days before the race, I took the climb again to refresh my memory. The first kilometers along the wooden bridge are demanding, with a quick pace there will be a selection immediately, and then the ascent is stepped and often breaks the rhythm of cyclists, « describes a major challenge for cyclists from Liquigas, Bahrain Victorius and national champion with Adria Mobil Kristijan Koren.

Christian Koren is convinced that the overall winner will be known today. Photo: Uroš Hocevar

According to the 38-year-old, the ascent to Golte is demanding enough to measure the differences in dozens of seconds, perhaps in minutes. “In the second half, the ascent is becoming more and more demanding, the last three miles are very steep, the most right in the last kilometer ahead of the target. Only those real hills can win on this ascent, I think that they will stay without assistants at the beginning of the ascent, then it will race onto a knife, « the royal stage expected the root.

Trška gora Buds Dolenjska hopes

Slovenian fans – an enviable number of them are gathering on the road every day – they hope that until the last of the favorites Tau Geoghegan Hart and Felix Grossschartner, Jakob Omrzel, who hunts the white T -shirt of the best young cyclist. According to the Styrian test, the caravan will finally move to his home roads in the vicinity of Novo mesto, the ascent to Trška gora is perfect for a home surprise directed by Omrzela or club colleague Žak Eržen. “This year, the organizers have added some climbs to the last stage route, it is hard to believe that we will look at the real sprint of the majority in Novo mesto. I think that the difference in the total cannot come, the climb is not difficult enough for any of the favorites to loosen. We will get the winner of the race across Slovenia at Golte, « Koren is convinced.

Stage profile. Photo: Race around Slovenia

On the last ascent of the Green Pentlje on Golte, a joint victory with Rein Taaramäe went to Estonia. It may be time this year for viewers to welcome the Slovenian champion on the outskirts of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps.