For the third time, Tour of Croatia starts in Osijek and the introductory stage is 227 kilometers long. The finish is at Zrinski Square in Koprivnica. The second stage is the longest at 235 km and begins in Karlovac. The finish of this stage is in Zadar. The start of the third stage is in Trogir, the fourth starts in Starigrad, ending at the main town square in Crikvenica. The fifth stage is 155 km long and officially starts in Labin, while the last stage takes place between Samobor and Zagreb.
The Spanish production company ISB has been hired for the technical part of the broadcast, an executive production company for the last 12 Olympic Games.The race will be broadcast daily by Croatian National Television with 11 hours of live TV. Live broadcasts will also air on Eurosport and numerous television stations in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.
This year's routes for Tour of Croatia are as follows:
April 17: Osijek, Kopacki Rit Nature Park, Nasice, Kutjevo, Papuk Nature Park, Koprivnica
April 18: Karlovac, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Zadar
April 19: Trogir, Okrug, Brela, Baska Voda, Makarska, Tucepi, Podgora, Biokovo Nature Park
April 20: Starigrad (Paklenica National Park), North Velebit National Park, Senj, Novi Vinodolski, Crikvenica
April 21 Rabac, Labin, Kastav, Viskovo, Rijeka, Opatija, Poklon (Ucka Nature Park)
April 22: Samobor, Zumberak Nature Park, Samoborsko Gorje, Sv. Nedelja, Dugo Selo, Sv. Ivan Zelina, Medvednica Nature Park, Zagreb (St. Mark's Square).