Tadej Pogačar was to compete for UAE Team Emirates but skipped the race due to a wrist injury.

[2] Two favourites for victory were Domen Novak and Diego Ulissi (winner of 2011 & 2019 edition), both from UAE Team Emirates, who won the last three Tours of Slovenia (2019, 2020, 2021).

[6] Team Jayco–AlUla had a chance to get a third stage win, but Dylan Groenewegen missed the exit in the last roundabout, along with half the peloton.

It was won by Colombian Jesús David Peña (Team Jayco–AlUla) despite a mechanical issue - riding on just the small chainring.

[14] The final stage was won by Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious), who attacked on the last category 3 climb (Trška Gora; 1.5 km at 10.5%, max.

Both (Zana in General classification and Mohorič in stage win) dedicated victory to passed Gino Mäder.