An international cycling race Tour of Croatia will be held for the third year in a row from the 18th to the 23rd of April 2017.

More than 20 teams, including those from the highest rank classification of the World Cycling Organization, will race along the 1,000 kilometres long route throughout Croatia, guaranteeing some stunning backdrops.

As in the previous years, this year's Tour of Croatia starts in Osijek on the 18th of April, whilst the first stage long 227 kilometres finishes in Koprivnica. The day after, on the 19th of April the whole organization moves to Trogir where the second stage of 123 kilometres starts and which could significantly affect the overall standings because its finishing line will be at the second highest mountain top in Croatia - Sveti Jure on the mountain of Biokovo.

Furthermore, the third stage leads the cyclists on the 236 kilometres long route between Imotski and Zadaron the 20th of April, whilst the fourth stage starts in Crikvenica and finishes in Umag after 171 kilometres long route on the 21st of April.

The toughest stage of the Tour of Croatia expects the cyclists in Istria; after the start in Porec on the 22nd of April the competitors will cycle a 141 kilometres long route to the mountain of Ucka. The last and final 145 kilometres long stage starts in Samobor on the 23rd of April and finishes in the Croatian capital of Zagreb, at the Sv.Marko square where will be held the official award ceremony.

The Tour of Croatia cycling race will be broadcasted live by the Croatian Radio and Television (HRT), Eurosport, and Eurosport Asia as well as by television stations in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Therefore, citizens in 177 world countries will have the opportunity to see beautiful images from Croatia that will be another great promotion of the country worldwide.