2017 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 24–28 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 728.6 km (452.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 16h 59' 42" [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tour of Belgium, known as the 2017 Baloise Belgium Tour for sponsorship purposes, was the 87th edition of the Tour of Belgium cycling stage race. It took place from 24 to 28 May 2017 in Belgium, as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour; it was categorised as a 2.HC race. Defending champion Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors) did not take part in the race, as he was taking part in the concurrent Giro d'Italia. [2]
The race was won by Jens Keukeleire, riding for the Belgium national team. [3] Keukeleire trailed overnight leader Rémi Cavagna (Quick-Step Floors) by a second going into the final stage, but bonus seconds gained in the race's "golden kilometre" – where three intermediate sprint positions were held within the space of a kilometre – allowed Keukeleire to move into the lead on the road, and despite crashing in the final three kilometres, he was able to win the race by six seconds from Cavagna. [1] Three-time race winner Tony Martin of Team Katusha–Alpecin completed the podium, five seconds further behind Cavagna. [1]
In the race's other classifications, Jens Debusschere (Lotto–Soudal) won the points classification, the combativity classification was won by Cofidis rider Kenneth Vanbilsen, while the teams classification was taken by Quick-Step Floors, after placing three riders in the top five places overall. [1]
20 teams were selected to take part in Tour of Belgium. [4] Five of these were UCI WorldTeams, with ten UCI Professional Continental teams, four UCI Continental teams and a Belgium national team.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams
The race itinerary was announced on 23 February 2017.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 24 May | Lochristi to Knokke-Heist | 178.8 km (111.1 mi) | Flat stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | ||
2 | 25 May | Knokke-Heist to Moorslede | 199.0 km (123.7 mi) | Flat stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | ||
3 | 26 May | Beveren to Beveren | 13.4 km (8.3 mi) | Individual time trial | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | ||
4 | 27 May | Ans to Ans | 167.8 km (104.3 mi) | Intermediate stage | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | ||
5 | 28 May | Tienen to Tongeren | 169.6 km (105.4 mi) | Flat stage | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | ||
Total | 728.6 km (452.7 mi) |
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In the 2017 Tour of Belgium, three different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at sprints in the "golden kilometre", where three intermediate sprint positions were held within the space of a kilometre. Three seconds were awarded for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a red jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of Belgium, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Points awarded | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage. Unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages were awarded the same number of points. The leader of the points classification was awarded a blue jersey. There was also a combativity classification, where riders received points for finishing in the top five at intermediate sprint points during each stage, on a 10–8–6–4–2 scale. Bonus points were awarded if a breakaway had gained a sufficient advantage over the field, up to a maximum of 5 points. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.
Stage | Winner | General classification (Dutch : Algemeenklassement) | Points classification (Dutch : Puntenklassement) | Combativity classification (Dutch : Strijdlustklassement) | Teams classification (Dutch : Ploegenklassement) |
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1 [14] | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
2 [15] | Mathieu van der Poel | Philippe Gilbert | Quick-Step Floors | ||
3 [10] | Matthias Brändle | Wout van Aert | Wout van Aert | ||
4 [12] | Maurits Lammertink | Rémi Cavagna | Tony Martin | ||
5 [1] | Jens Debusschere | Jens Keukeleire | Jens Debusschere | ||
Final [1] | Jens Keukeleire | Jens Debusschere | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Quick-Step Floors |
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Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Belgium (national team) | 16h 59' 42" |
2 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 6" |
3 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 11" |
4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 12" |
5 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 38" |
6 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 40" |
7 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 40" |
8 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Belgium (national team) | + 42" |
9 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Trek–Segafredo | + 52" |
10 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 58" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 55 |
2 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 41 |
3 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 38 |
4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | 35 |
5 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | Belgium (national team) | 32 |
6 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 32 |
7 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | 31 |
8 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 30 |
9 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 30 |
10 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Belgium (national team) | 29 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) | Cofidis | 50 |
2 | Brian van Goethem (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 36 |
3 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | Beobank–Corendon | 24 |
4 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 23 |
5 | Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) | Aqua Blue Sport | 21 |
6 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Belgium (national team) | 21 |
7 | Rob Leemans (BEL) | Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice | 19 |
8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | 18 |
9 | Ludwig De Winter (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 17 |
10 | Taco van der Hoorn (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 17 |
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Quick-Step Floors | 51h 00' 13" |
2 | Belgium (national team) | + 1' 02" |
3 | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 17" |
4 | Aqua Blue Sport | + 3' 55" |
5 | Cibel–Cebon | + 5' 39" |
6 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 8' 09" |
7 | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | + 9' 31" |
8 | Trek–Segafredo | + 10' 30" |
9 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 10' 43" |
10 | Lotto–Soudal | + 11' 46" |
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