2017 in road cycling |
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List of men's road bicycle races |
List of women's road bicycle races |
2017 in men's road cycling is about the 2017 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.
In 2016, the UCI launched a new ranking system for men's road racing. This ranking will continue in 2017.
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The World Road Championships is set to be held in Bergen, Norway, from 17 to 24 September 2017.
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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World Championship Team Time Trial | September 17 | Team Sunweb | BMC Racing Team | Team Sky | [2] |
World Championship Time Trial | September 20 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Chris Froome (GBR) | [3] |
World Championship Road Race | September 24 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | [4] |
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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Giro d'Italia | May 6–28 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | [5] |
Tour de France | July 1–23 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | [6] |
Vuelta a España | August 19 – September 10 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | [7] |
For the 2017 season, the UCI added ten new events to the World Tour calendar.
Tour | Individual champion | Team champion | Nations champion |
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World Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)(BMC Racing Team) | Team Sky | No nation ranking |
Africa Tour | Willie Smit (RSA) | Bike Aid | Eritrea |
America Tour | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU)(Jelly Belly–Maxxis) | Rally Cycling | Colombia |
Asia Tour | Mauricio Ortega (COL)(RTS–Monton Racing Team) | Team Ukyo | Kazakhstan |
Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)(Cofidis) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | France |
Oceania Tour | Lucas Hamilton (AUS)(Mitchelton Scott) | Mitchelton Scott | Australia |
The UCI has granted a UCI WorldTour licence to the following eighteen teams: [70]
Greg Van Avermaet is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet was a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. His strong sprint finish enabled him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways.
Alexander Kristoff is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility. His biggest victories have been the 2014 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Tour of Flanders among many other successes.
Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional cyclist, who competes in road bicycle racing for UCI Continental team RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol. Sagan had a successful junior cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing career, winning the junior cross-country race at the 2008 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, before moving to road racing. Following 121 victories in road racing, Sagan is scheduled to return to mountain bike racing in 2024 with Specialized Factory Racing.
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