2017 Tour of the Basque Country

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2017 Tour of the Basque Country
2017 UCI World Tour, race 14 of 37
Race details
Dates3–8 April 2017
Stages6
Distance828.8 km (515.0 mi)
Winning time20h 41' 25"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  SecondFlag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) (Trek–Segafredo)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) (Bahrain–Merida)
Jersey white.svg PointsFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) (Movistar Team)
Jersey white dots on red.svg MountainsFlag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) (Cannondale–Drapac)
Jersey light blue.svg SprintsFlag of Spain.svg  Lluís Mas  (ESP) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Team Bahrain–Merida
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The 2017 Tour of the Basque Country was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 8 April. It was the 57th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and was the fourteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. [1] [2]

Contents

The race was won for the first time by Alejandro Valverde of the Movistar Team, [3] who took the race lead on the penultimate day after winning the queen stage in Eibar, before further extending the lead by finishing second in the final-day individual time trial; Valverde's finishes on those stages aided him to take the points classification from Team Sunweb's Michael Matthews at the death. Valverde finished 17 seconds clear of four-time race winner Alberto Contador (Trek–Segafredo) while the all-Spanish podium was completed by the national time trial champion, Ion Izagirre, a further four seconds in arrears of Contador for the Bahrain–Merida team.

In the race's other classifications, Cannondale–Drapac's Alex Howes won the polka-dot jersey as winner of the mountains classification, Lluís Mas (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA) was the winner of the intermediate sprints classification while Bahrain–Merida won the teams classification.

Route

The full route of the 2017 Tour of the Basque Country was announced on 23 March 2017. [4]

Stage schedule
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
13 April Pamplona to Valle de Egüés 153.3 km (95 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS)
24 AprilPamplona to Elciego 173.4 km (108 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium-mountain stageFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SUI)
35 April Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián 160.5 km (100 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium-mountain stageFlag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP)
46 AprilSan Sebastián to Bilbao 174.1 km (108 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium-mountain stageFlag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO)
57 AprilBilbao to Eibar 139.8 km (87 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)
68 AprilEibar to Eibar27.7 km (17 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO)

Participating teams

As the Tour of the Basque Country was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to enter a team in the race. Two UCI Professional Continental teams – Cofidis and Caja Rural–Seguros RGA – were awarded wildcard places, bringing the number of teams to twenty. [5] As each team included eight riders, a total of 160 riders started the first stage.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Stages

Stage 1

3 April 2017 — Pamplona to Valle de Egüés, 153.3 km (95 mi) [6]
Result of Stage 1 & General classification after Stage 1 [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey white.svg Team Sunweb 3h 45' 07"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay McCarthy  (AUS) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Gerrans  (AUS) Orica–Scott + 0"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Jhonatan Restrepo  (COL) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sean De Bie  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL) Cannondale–Drapac + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Anthony Roux  (FRA) FDJ + 0"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Swift  (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
10Flag of Austria.svg  Gregor Mühlberger  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"

Stage 2

4 April 2017 — Pamplona to Elciego, 173.4 km (108 mi) [8]
Result of Stage 2 [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SUI) Orica–Scott 4h 35' 22"
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sean De Bie  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sunweb + 0"
5Flag of Germany.svg  Paul Martens  (GER) LottoNL–Jumbo + 0"
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Rudy Molard  (FRA) FDJ + 0"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Mori  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
10Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 0"
General classification after Stage 2 [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey white.svg Team Sunweb 8h 20' 29"
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sean De Bie  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
4Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Schwarzmann  (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
5Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay McCarthy  (AUS) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
7Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
8Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
9Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 0"
10Flag of France.svg  Anthony Roux  (FRA) FDJ + 0"

Stage 3

5 April 2017 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián, 160.5 km (100 mi) [11]
Result of Stage 3 [12]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors 3h 54' 25"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 3"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay McCarthy  (AUS) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
4Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 3"
6Flag of France.svg  Rudy Molard  (FRA) FDJ + 3"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Ulissi  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 3"
8Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 3"
10Flag of France.svg  Warren Barguil  (FRA) Team Sunweb + 3"
General classification after Stage 3 [13]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Quick-Step Floors 12h 14' 54"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jay McCarthy  (AUS) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
4Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 3"
5Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
6Flag of France.svg  Rudy Molard  (FRA) FDJ + 3"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tosh Van der Sande  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 3"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana + 3"
9Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 3"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"

Stage 4

6 April 2017 — San Sebastián to Bilbao, 174.1 km (108 mi) [14]
Result of Stage 4 [15]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 23' 46"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) Jersey white.svg Team Sunweb + 3"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 3"
4Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 3"
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR) Orica–Scott + 3"
6Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
7Flag of France.svg  Rudy Molard  (FRA) FDJ + 3"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Ulissi  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 3"
9Flag of Germany.svg  Emanuel Buchmann  (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
General classification after Stage 4 [16]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Quick-Step Floors 16h 38' 43"
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo + 0"
3Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 3"
4Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
5Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
6Flag of France.svg  Rudy Molard  (FRA) FDJ + 3"
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  George Bennett  (NZL) LottoNL–Jumbo + 3"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL) Cannondale–Drapac + 3"
10Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 3"

Stage 5

7 April 2017 — Bilbao to Eibar, 139.8 km (87 mi) [17]
Result of Stage 5 [18]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team 3h 26' 32"
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL) Cannondale–Drapac + 0"
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Woods  (CAN) Cannondale–Drapac + 0"
5Flag of South Africa.svg  Louis Meintjes  (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Trek–Segafredo + 3"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida + 15"
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL) Team Sky + 15"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR) Orica–Scott + 15"
10Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Quick-Step Floors + 22"
General classification after Stage 5 [19]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Movistar Team 20h 05' 18"
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL) Cannondale–Drapac + 0"
3Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
4Flag of South Africa.svg  Louis Meintjes  (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Woods  (CAN) Cannondale–Drapac + 0"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Trek–Segafredo + 3"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida + 15"
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL) Team Sky + 15"
9Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 19"
10Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 22"

Stage 6

8 April 2017 — Eibar to Eibar, 27.7 km (17 mi), individual time trial (ITT) [20] [21]
Result of Stage 6 [22]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo 35' 58"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Movistar Team + 9"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida + 15"
4Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Trek–Segafredo + 23"
5Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 34"
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) Jersey white.svg Team Sunweb + 41"
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR) Team Sky + 52"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Ulissi  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 52"
9Flag of Spain.svg  Víctor de la Parte  (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 04"
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  George Bennett  (NZL) LottoNL–Jumbo + 1' 23"
Final general classification [23]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey white.svg Movistar Team 20h 41' 25"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Trek–Segafredo + 17"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida + 21"
4Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Quick-Step Floors + 44"
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo + 59"
6Flag of South Africa.svg  Louis Meintjes  (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 19"
7Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 40"
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL) Team Sky + 1' 51"
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL) Cannondale–Drapac + 1' 56"
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Simon Špilak  (SLO) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 2' 01"

Classification leadership table

In the 2017 Tour of the Basque Country, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. [24] This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of the Basque Country, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Points for the mountains classification
Position123456
Points for Category 11086421
Points for Category 264210
Points for Category 33210

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey. [24] In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place. There was also a sprints classification for the points awarded at intermediate sprints on each stage (except for the time trial stage) – awarded on a 3–2–1 scale – where the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey. [24]

The fourth jersey represented the mountains classification, marked by a white and red polka-dot jersey. [24] Points for this classification were won by the first riders to the top of each categorised climb, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. [24] There was also a classification for teams, 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. [24]

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg 		Points classification
Jersey white.svg 		Mountains classification
Jersey white dots on red.svg 		Sprints classification
Jersey light blue.svg 		Teams classification
1 [25] Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Yoann Bagot Lluís Mas Bora–Hansgrohe
2 [26] Michael Albasini
3 [27] David de la Cruz David de la Cruz Alex Howes
4 [28] Primož Roglič Jonathan Lastra Bahrain–Merida
5 [29] Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Lluís Mas
6 [3] Primož Roglič Alejandro Valverde
Final [3] Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alex Howes Lluís Mas Bahrain–Merida

References

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  2. ↑ "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valverde wins the Vuelta al Pais Vasco". Cyclingnews.com . 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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  5. ↑ Brochure 2017, p. 73.
  6. ↑ Brochure 2017, pp. 17–23.
  7. ↑ "Pais Vasco, stage 1: Matthews sprints to first win of season". VeloNews . 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Brochure 2017, pp. 27–31.
  9. ↑ Robertshaw, Henry (4 April 2017). "Michael Albasini takes unexpected stage win in Tour of the Basque Country stage two". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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  13. ↑ "Pais Vasco: De la Cruz wins stage 3, claims overall lead". VeloNews . 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  14. ↑ Brochure 2017, pp. 41–47.
  15. ↑ Adams, Tom (6 April 2017). "'It'll be a tricky night,' says Alberto Contador after nightmare day". Eurosport . Discovery Communications . Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "4. Donostia / Bilbo". Tour of the Basque Country . Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ Brochure 2017, pp. 49–55.
  18. ↑ Wynn, Nigel (7 April 2017). "Alejandro Valverde wins Tour of the Basque Country mountain stage to set up tense finale". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Pais Vasco, stage 5: Valverde wins mountaintop sprint". VeloNews . 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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  21. ↑ Brochure 2017, pp. 57–61.
  22. ↑ "País Vasco: Roglič wins time trial finale, Valverde claims overall victory". VeloNews . 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brochure 2017, p. 9.
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