2017 Tour de Wallonie

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2017 Tour de Wallonie
2017 UCI Europe Tour
2017 Tour de Wallonie.jpg
Race details
Dates22–26 July 2017
Stages5
Distance908.7 km (564.6 mi)
Winning time21h 19' 34" [1]
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
  ThirdFlag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) (Armée de Terre)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
Jersey white.svg MountainsFlag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) (AG2R La Mondiale)
Jersey red.svg YouthFlag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) (Armée de Terre)
Jersey violet.svg SprintsFlag of Lithuania.svg  Evaldas Šiškevičius  (LTU) (Delko–Marseille Provence KTM)
  Team WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
  2016
2018  

The 2017 VOO-Tour de Wallonie was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race, held in Belgium as a 2.HC race on the 2017 UCI Europe Tour. It was the forty-fourth running of the Tour de Wallonie, starting on 22 July in Stavelot and finishing on 26 July in Thuin.

Contents

The race was won by Belgian rider Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team), winning two stages and the points classification alongside his overall success. [2]

Schedule

The race route was announced on 4 May 2017. [3]

List of stages and stage characteristics [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
122 July Stavelot to Marchin 189.9 km (118 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA)
223 July Chaudfontaine to Seraing 189.4 km (118 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL)
324 July Arlon to Houffalize 182.7 km (114 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL)
425 July Brussels (Brussels Capital Region) to Profondeville 164.1 km (102 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX)
526 July Chièvres to Thuin 182.6 km (113 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL)

Teams

Initially, 19 teams were selected to take part in Tour de Wallonie. [5] Six of these were UCI WorldTeams, with ten UCI Professional Continental teams and three UCI Continental teams. A 20th team, Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport were later added to the race. [6] [7]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCIContinental teams

Stages

Stage 1

22 July 2017 Stavelot to Marchin, 189.9 km (118.0 mi) [8]
Result of stage 1 [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) Armée de Terre 4h 28' 40"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Xandro Meurisse  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 5"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 5"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Vanendert  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 5"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 5"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jonas van Genechten  (BEL) Cofidis + 8"
7Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov  (RUS) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 8"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 13"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Huub Duyn  (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 13"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 13"
General classification after stage 1 [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Jersey red.svg Armée de Terre 4h 28' 30"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Xandro Meurisse  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 9"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 11"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Vanendert  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 15"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 15"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jonas van Genechten  (BEL) Cofidis + 18"
7Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov  (RUS) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 18"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 23"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Huub Duyn  (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 23"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 23"

Stage 2

23 July 2017 Chaudfontaine to Seraing, 192.8 km (119.8 mi) [10]
Result of stage 2 [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 4h 29' 16"
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Mørkøv  (DEN) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 0"
3Flag of France.svg  Justin Jules  (FRA) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 0"
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX) BMC Racing Team + 0"
5Flag of Russia.svg  Roman Maikin  (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 0"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Lobato  (ESP) LottoNL–Jumbo + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Timothy Dupont  (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Direct Énergie + 0"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Piet Allegaert  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
10Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
General classification after stage 2 [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 8h 57' 55"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Xandro Meurisse  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Jersey violet.svg Lotto–Soudal + 1"
4Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) Jersey green.svg Jersey red.svg Armée de Terre + 1"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jonas van Genechten  (BEL) Cofidis + 9"
6Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov  (RUS) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 9"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jim Aernouts  (BEL) Telenet–Fidea Lions + 14"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 14"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 14"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Meijers  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 14"

Stage 3

24 July 2017 Arlon to Houffalize, 181.4 km (112.7 mi) [12]
Result of stage 3 [13]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 4h 25' 30"
2Flag of France.svg  Quentin Pacher  (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 9"
3Flag of Norway.svg  Odd Christian Eiking  (NOR) FDJ + 9"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Vanendert  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 14"
5Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Lobato  (ESP) LottoNL–Jumbo + 18"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 20"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Jersey violet.svg Lotto–Soudal + 21"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 24"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thomas Sprengers  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 24"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eliot Lietaer  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 24"
General classification after stage 3 [13]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg BMC Racing Team 13h 23' 15"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 32"
3Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) Jersey red.svg Armée de Terre + 39"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Vanendert  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 42"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 44"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 48"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Xandro Meurisse  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 50"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxime Vantomme  (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 50"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Meijers  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 52"
10Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov  (RUS) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 54"

Stage 4

25 July 2017 Brussels (Brussels Capital Region) to Profondeville, 164.1 km (102.0 mi) [14]
Result of stage 4 [15]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX) BMC Racing Team 3h 43' 26"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Blythe  (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jonas van Genechten  (BEL) Cofidis + 0"
4Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Lobato  (ESP) LottoNL–Jumbo + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Coen Vermeltfoort  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bert Van Lerberghe  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Julien Duval  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
9Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
10Flag of France.svg  Justin Jules  (FRA) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 0"
General classification after stage 4 [15]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg BMC Racing Team 17h 06' 41"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 32"
3Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) Jersey red.svg Armée de Terre + 39"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Vanendert  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 42"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pim Ligthart  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 44"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 48"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Xandro Meurisse  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 50"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxime Vantomme  (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 50"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Meijers  (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 52"
10Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov  (RUS) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 54"

Stage 5

26 July 2017 Chièvres to Thuin, 185.1 km (115.0 mi) [16]
Result of stage 5 [2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Jersey yellow.svg BMC Racing Team 4h 13' 03"
2Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Direct Énergie + 5"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 5"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eliot Lietaer  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 5"
5Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) Armée de Terre + 5"
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Alex Kirsch  (LUX) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 5"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxime Vantomme  (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 5"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Loïc Vliegen  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 5"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 5"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Corné van Kessel  (NED) Telenet–Fidea Lions + 5"
Final general classification [2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg BMC Racing Team 21h 19' 34"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 43"
3Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Thomas  (FRA) Jersey red.svg Armée de Terre + 54"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Vanendert  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 1' 02"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Kreder  (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 1' 03"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxime Vantomme  (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect + 1' 05"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Xandro Meurisse  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 1' 10"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eliot Lietaer  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 1' 12"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Loïc Vliegen  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 1' 19"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thomas Sprengers  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 1' 20"

Classification leadership table

In the 2017 Tour de Wallonie, five different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of all stages to the first three finishers: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. [17] The leader of the classification received a yellow jersey; [4] it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour de Wallonie, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. [17]

Points for the mountains classification
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Points for Category 1108642
Points for Category 26420

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a white jersey. [4] In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first, or second-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. [17]

Points for the points classification
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Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. [4] In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. [17] For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 15 for third, 10 for fourth and so on, down to 1 point for 10th place. [17] There was also a separate classification for the intermediate sprints, [17] rewarding a purple jersey. [4] Points towards the classification were accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above. [17]

The fifth and final jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a red jersey. [4] This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 22 July 1993 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. [17] This jersey was only awarded post-stage, and was not worn during the race. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Points classification
Jersey green.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey white.svg
Young rider classification
Jersey red.svg
Sprints classification
Jersey violet.svg
Teams classification
 
Combativity award
 
1 [18] Benjamin Thomas Benjamin Thomas Benjamin Thomas [a] Alexis Gougeard Benjamin Thomas Kévin Ledanois BMC Racing Team Alexis Gougeard
2 [19] Jasper De Buyst Dylan Teuns Jimmy Turgis Tosh Van der Sande Alexis Gougeard
3 [20] Dylan Teuns Dylan Teuns [b] [c] Alexis Gougeard Evaldas Šiškevičius WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect Evaldas Šiškevičius
4 [21] Jempy Drucker Kevin Van Melsen
5 [1] Dylan Teuns Lasse Norman Hansen
Final [1] Dylan Teuns Dylan Teuns Alexis Gougeard Benjamin Thomas Evaldas Šiškevičius WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect No final award

Notes

  1. In stage two, Xandro Meurisse, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Benjamin Thomas wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
  2. In stage four, Benjamin Thomas, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Dylan Teuns wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
  3. In stage five, Jempy Drucker, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Dylan Teuns wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.

References

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  3. Turgis, Dominique (4 May 2017). "Tour de Wallonie : Le parcours 2017" [Tour de Wallonie: The 2017 route]. Directvelo (in French). Association Directvelo. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Livre de route 2017, p. 2.
  5. Odvart, James (15 June 2017). "Tour de Wallonie : Les équipes sélectionnées" [Tour de Wallonie: The selected teams]. Directvelo (in French). Association Directvelo. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. Odvart, James (13 July 2017). "Tour de Wallonie : engagés" [Tour de Wallonie: Teams]. Directvelo (in French). Association Directvelo. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. Livre de route 2017, p. 3.
  8. Livre de route 2017, pp. 19–26.
  9. 1 2 "Thomas claims Wallonie opener". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  10. Livre de route 2017, pp. 29–36.
  11. 1 2 "De Buyst wins stage 2 in Tour de Wallonie". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  12. Livre de route 2017, pp. 39–46.
  13. 1 2 "Teuns wins stage 3 at Tour de Wallonie". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  14. Livre de route 2017, pp. 49–56.
  15. 1 2 "Drucker claims stage 4 in Tour de Wallonie". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  16. Livre de route 2017, pp. 59–65.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Livre de route 2017, pp. 12–15.
  18. "Résultats et communique de l'organisation 1" [Results and communications from the organisation 1](PDF). ChronoRace.be (in French). ChronoRace - Electronic Timing SPRL. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  19. "Résultats et communique de l'organisation 2" [Results and communications from the organisation 2](PDF). ChronoRace.be (in French). ChronoRace - Electronic Timing SPRL. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  20. "Résultats et communique de l'organisation 3" [Results and communications from the organisation 3](PDF). ChronoRace.be (in French). ChronoRace - Electronic Timing SPRL. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  21. "Résultats et communique de l'organisation 4" [Results and communications from the organisation 4](PDF). ChronoRace.be (in French). ChronoRace - Electronic Timing SPRL. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

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