3/19/2021

Virtual Tour of Slovenia | Stage 4 with Gašper KatrašnikG

Ljubljana, Slovenia / March 18th, 2021 - The open, Virtual Tour of Slovenia by ‘I feel Slovenia’ on ROUVY is now coming to its prime and fourth stage events. Cyclists worldwide are invited to travel or race around Slovenia virtually, and compete with Gašper Katrašnik from Adria Mobil Cycling Team in real time on March 20th.

‘I feel Slovenia’ events, organized by Sport Media Focus, the Slovenian Tourist Board and the Adria Mobil Cycling Team, present the unique Slovenian experience of racing along with their talented gems to the global cycling community via ROUVY. The first stages witnessed hundreds of riders per event participating in passionate and close fights. This week's route will bring the peloton to the heart of the most iconic place of Slovenia in the foothills of the Julian Alps, the glacial Lake Bled!

STAGE 4 ROUTE REVIEW - Tour of Slovenia | Bohinj - Bled - Pokljuka

The stage starts along the idyllic Lake Bohinj; and the first part of the route is flat. The course is diverse and scenic and features all the contrasts you may find in Slovenia. Starting with the foggy forests, it gets through the sunny plains with Julian Alps in view amidst cute, small towns. The path leads the peloton past the iconic and beautiful Lake Bled, followed by a demanding climb to Pokljuka plateau, up to the mountain with forests laying in snow.  The winding route goes up via the Triglav National Park in the last 10 kilometers. The parcour has a total distance of 41 km, with a 2% average grade and a 965 m of elevation (the stage route is here).

RACE #4 | March 20th | 19:00 CET

Special guest: Gašper Katrašnik

Team: Adria Mobil Cycling Team

User name on ROUVY: gkatrasnik

Stage sponsor: ‘I FEEL SLOVENIA

Live streaming: Race and watch the Live Broadcast here.

Registration for the event is here.

Registration for all of the “I feel Slovenia” - Virtual Tour of Slovenia events is here. (To ride for free and to enjoy the additional free trial from the Tour of Slovenia, click here.)

Gašper Katrašnik

Gašper Katrašnik (born 20 June 1995 in Kranj) is a Slovenian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Adria Mobil. Among other podium places, he won the 2012 National Junior Road Championships of Slovenia and Grand Prix Sarajevo in 2015.

Media contact

For additional information please contact:

KK Adria Mobil: Bogdan Fink, bogdan.fink@adria-mobil.com, +386/ 41 766 322

Media support: Rok Šinkovc, rok.sinkovc@sportmediafocus.com, +386/ 41 713 232

About the Tour of Slovenia

The Tour of Slovenia is the largest cycling event in Slovenia, which every year increasingly attracts more and more people, who follow and watch the race either at the race track or through different media channels. The very first Tour of Slovenia was organized in May 1993, just one year after the Slovenian Cycling Federation became a member of the international cycling association, the UCI. The Slovenian tour has continuously grown and developed. Today, after successfully finishing it's 25th edition, it attracts the world’s best cyclists and cycling teams that compete and demonstrate their skills on picturesque Slovenian roads, where images of landscapes change from Alpine to Pannonian and to Mediterranean. With world-class partners and a new slogan, “Fight for green”, the Tour of Slovenia is gaining new momentum and is, aside from being a top cycling event, also becoming one of the main events for the international promotion of Slovenia as a five-star tourist destination.

www.tourofslovenia.si

About Slovenian Tourist Board

The Slovenian Tourist Board (STB) is a national tourist board that plans and carries out the marketing of Slovenia’s comprehensive tourist products and services and ensures the sustainable development of Slovenian tourism.