about the race
The organizer of the cycling race GP Slovenian Istria is the Slovenian Cycling Federation. The race is part of the UCI Europe Tour calendar and is registered as Class 1.2
Race director: Domen Žigante (+386 51 348 164)
Technical director: Robert Golob (+386 41 664 083)
Operations manager: Uroš Šilar (+386 40 690 390)
Head of safety: Aleš Galof (+386 41 620 699)
Teams: Martin Hvastija (+386 41 675 269)
Media: Matej Zalar (+386 40 581 830)
Media Email: m.zalar@kolesarska-zveza.si
Key information
TEAM PRESENTATION
Sunday, 22. 3. 2026 | 11.45-12.45 | start area
CONFIRMATION OF THE STARTERS
Saturday, 21. 3. 2026 | 15.30-17.15
Dinit d.o.o.
Industrijska cesta 23, 6310 Izola/Isola
TEAM MANAGERS MEETING
Sobota, 21. 3. 2026 | 17.30
Dinit d.o.o.
Industrijska cesta 23, 6310 Izola/Isola
radio tour
Frequency: 44611875
Radio setup: Sunday, 22. 3. 2026, at 11.00 at the team parking
LIVE BROADCAST
15.00 Youtube Slovenia Cycling
TEchnical information
START DATE AND TIME OF THE RACE
Sunday, 22. 3. 2026, start at 13.00
START / FINISH LOCATION
Izola - Industrijska cesta
COURSE LENGHT
Total: 165,3 km
RACE OFFICE
Dinit d.o.o. | Industrijska cesta 23, 6310 Izola/Isola
Saturday, 21. 3. 2026: 15.30-17.15
Sunday, 22. 3. 2026: 9.30-18.00
NEUTRAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Klemen Tušek: +386 51 415 769
race history
The history goes back to 2014. Until 2016 the race was called GP of Izola. The goal was to connect all four coastal municipalities of Izola, Koper, Piran and Ankaran. As the brand Slovenska Istra was growing, we managed to connect all the municipalities and the race got a new name, Velika nagrada Slovenske Istre (Grand Prix of Slovenian Istria).
Past winners
YEAR
WINNER
COUNTRY
TEAM
2014
Christian Delle Stelle
Italija
Team Idea
2015
Gregor Mühlberger
Avstrija
Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels
2016
Jure Golčer
Slovenija
Adria Mobil
2017
Filippo Fortin
Italija
Tirol Cycling Team
2018
Dušan Rajović
Srbija
Adria Mobil
2019
Marko Kump
Slovenija
Adria Mobil
2021
Mirco Maestri
Italija
Bardiani-CSF-Faizane
2022
Daniel Auer
Austria
WSA KTM Graz
2023
Proć Bartłomiej
Poland
Santic - Wibatech
2024
Marcin Budziński
Poland
Serce Polski
2025
Michiel Coppens
Belgija
BEAT Cycling Cup
rACE COURSE
This year’s course has been redesigned. The start and finish remain in Izola, but are now located on Industrijska cesta, in front of the Dinit office building. The large laps are now ridden in the opposite direction, i.e. counterclockwise. After four large laps, riders complete three short laps, as last year, also counterclockwise.
The opening section of the large lap runs through city streets, then continues toward Belvedere and on through Strunjan, Lucija, Sečovlje, and Dragonja. This is followed by the climb to Šmarje (3.6 km / 5.2%). At the top, the course turns left toward Gažon and continues through Barede to Livade. A descent follows, then a sharp right turn onto the Livade–Polje road, which leads to the main road and then back toward Industrijska cesta.
The large lap measures 35.6 km (except for the first lap, which is 32.5 km). This is followed by three varied laps of 8.7 km each.
Race Profile
