Jayco-AlUla rider pips Alexander Kristoff in photo finish A late surge by Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AIUIa) saw the Dutch sprinter narrowly capture the opening stage 1 of the Tour of Slovenia Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) claimed second on the 204.5 kilometre stage from Murska Sobota to Ormož with Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) in third A dangerous late attack by Jhonatan Narváez (ineos Grenadiers) and Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) was only pulled back until two kilometres to go and a bunch sprint became all but inevitable Uno-X led out the sprint on a twisting run-in but Groenewegen timed his late move perfectly to clinch the fifth Tour of Slovenia stage win of his career really hectic but in the end the team did a good job," Groenewegen fresh from a victory in the Ronde van Limburg one-day race and a previous winner in Ormuz It's a bit sad that [leadout man] Luka Mezgec crashed earlier on but he did a really good job as the third last man even so It was a victory for the team." How it unfolded with a five-rider break opening up a small gap early on Dylan Hopkins (Ljubljana Gusto Santic) Alzaj Turk (Adria Mobil) and Matic Žumer (Sava Kranj Cycling) joined forces after 25 kilometres and opened up a gap of four minutes That was enough of a margin to spark a reaction from two of the teams with sprinter interests Bora-Hansgrohe - racing for Sam Welsford and Bahrain Victorious A very uneventful middle section of the long stage crisscrossing the borders into three neighbouring countries But despite a steady chase by the sprinters' teams the quartet kept their options open deep into the second half of the day's racing Some occasional showers rendered the race course a little slippy and a crash with 35 kilometres to go left David Gonzalez (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) in difficulties and Alessandro Monaco (Corratec- Vini Fantini) with a snapped seatpost Yet more teams added their shoulder to the collective wheel chasing behind and sparking a solo effort from local racer Žumer.  The other three in the break sat up and waited but Žumer drove on determinedly passing through several clouds of smoke sparked by flare-wielding fans slowed the peloton a little more and gave Žumer some more breathing space.  Žumer could snatch maximum seconds at the final sprint at Gorisnica, but a concerted drive by UAE behind reduced the gap to a bare minimum and allowed Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) and Domen Novak to claim the remaining bonuses on offer Ineos and Tudor ProCycling continued to make their intentions clear behind keeping more of a controlling pace rather than making an all-out pursuit  Žumer was clearly all but at the end of his strength and it was only on a slight rise that he finally threw in the towel When the peloton flashed across the finish line for the first time for a final bonus sprint with six kilometres to go the battle for points and seconds saw Giro d'Italia leader Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers) claim the top spot with Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) just behind sowing confusion in the ranks of the sprinters' teams as they fought to reorganise.  Uno-X and Ineos driving hard in the last two kilometres finally permitted the bunch to regain contact But reeling in the late break so close to the finish meant it was complicated for any team to regain control and in the chaotic sprint Groenewegen made the most of the technical finale for a narrow but clear victory A much lumpier and shorter stage from Zalec to Rogaska Slatina on Thursday with the main climbing difficulty a cat.2 ascent mid-race While the overall riders will likely keep their options open on the 177-kilometre stage the GC battles will likely come at the weekend and the race's one summit finish "There are more climbs tomorrow [Thursday]than today and it is a little bit harder for me," Groenewegen already a winner in a previous edition of Slovenia in Rogaska Slatina said afterwards "But our morale is very high now and we also have GC ambitions too So first we'll drink a little bit of champagne tonight and tomorrow is another stage." Results powered by FirstCycling Alasdair FotheringhamSocial Links NavigationAlasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991 He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information 2019 at 7:00 PM ESTBookmarkSaveSelling Yugoslav furniture in America prepared Emil Gaspari for an unlikely life as a wine promoter Landslides are causing problems in the vineyards of Slovenia following floods described as the most devastating in the country’s history The prime minister Robert Golob said the floods could have produced more than €500m in damage after heavy rainfall battered Slovenia impacting two-thirds of the country in the first week of August who produces wines in the heart of Ljutomer-Ormož — a wine area in the North-East Podravje region —  told the drinks business that the flooding as “just another natural disaster” that had hit the winemakers of Slovenia this year She said that it was expecting a price rise of around 30% compared to 2022 levels as a result of the weather Puklavec said: “Besides facing a very wet summer 80% of all vineyards in the country have been affected by hail which automatically leads to a smaller production and higher prices landslides are causing problems in the vineyards The non-stop sogginess from March until now will have an influence on the quantity Puklavec also said that it expected its harvest to start on around 10 September but the current conditions were making it difficult to ensure a date even the early ripening varietals like Sauvignon Blanc are still unripe and we need sun,” she continued which could lead to a nice quality of our late ripening varietals like Furmint “We will keep on investing in our sparkling wine production so we can pick earlier with a higher yield.” News agencies at the time of the floods a fortnight ago highlighted that several major roads throughout the country had become blocked or closed and dozens of bridges had also collapsed and were now being assessed by local authorities About a month’s worth of rainfall fell during in less than a day according to the country’s environment agency some towns and villages are still partially-flooded with widespread homelessness and disruption to livelihoods across agriculture in the shorter and longer-term European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a financial aid from the EU Solidarity Fund A sum of €400m has been designated to support flood relief an initial €100m in 2023 followed by another €300m in 2024 the Slovenian government is also revising its budget to allocate €100m for financial aid and relief initiatives We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed The EHF European Cup Men 2024/25 has returned with the last 16 AEK Athens HC and RK Partizan AdmiralBet are the first two teams to reach the quarter-finals going through in their double-headers this weekend Two draws in Norway and Cyprus set up exciting return legs for next weekend Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta and HC Izvidac met for their first leg match in Cyprus on Sunday and could not find a winner The visitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina had the much better start leading 3:0 after six minutes and 8:3 after 15 minutes Famagusta found their offensive game in the last 15 minutes of the first half Eleftherios Seirikidis was once again vital for the Cypriot side: their top scorer of the competition with 36 goals after round 3 Two goals in a row by Seirikidis levelled the match after 45 minutes It had to be him to score the last goal of the game The 25:25 draw ensures a fascinating return leg next Saturday Thriller in Norway sets up incredible return leg Runar Sandefjord made headlines in the previous round by beating former EHF Champions League winners RK Celje Pivovarna Laško have also gained experience in Europe’s flagship competition Both teams met for the first leg in Norway on Sunday and impressed with their offensive output It was an even start to the game in the first 10 minutes the hosts gained a five-goal lead after 15 minutes which was turned into a 19:18 at the break for Besiktas Besiktas’ highest lead was two goals; they couldn’t seal the deal After Besiktas hit the post with one goal up and 10 seconds to go which resulted in his third suspension of the match and a penalty shot for Runar Adam Tenvik Bergli scored to set up a return leg in Türkiye that starts with an even score of 35:35 You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. To see this content, you would need to update your Privacy Preferences DRAW REVIEW: AEK Athens HC have the home right in the first leg of their final against HC Alkaloid in May DRAW PREVIEW: The two finalists await draw to find out who gets the first leg home right for the EHF European Cup Men final SEMI-FINALS REVIEW: Intense clashes in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway decided the finalists for the EHF European Cup Men 2024/25 SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Fight for the trophy heats up as HC Izvidac Runar Sandefjord and HC Alkaloid eye final seats ROUND PREVIEW: Two quarter-final places up for grabs as European Cup Last 16 throws off ROUND REVIEW: AEK Athens and HC Alkaloid both took comfortable victories in the first leg of the EHF European Cup Men semi-finals SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: The first leg takes place this weekend with matches in Greece and North Macedonia REVIEW: A penalty shootout decided the last team to progress to the EHF European Cup Men 2024/25 semi-finals OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The 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