The 2017 Giro d'Italia was the first of cycling's Grand Tours to take place in the 2017 road cycling season. It was the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia and took place over 21 stages, beginning in Alghero in Sardinia on 5 May and finishing in Milan on 28 May. The first three stages took place in the island of Sardinia, the next two in the island of Sicilia, with the rest of the race ensuing in continental Italy. [1] The race was won by Tom Dumoulin, who became the first Dutch winner of the Giro. [2]
The following teams and cyclists took part in the 2017 Giro d'Italia. [3]
All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. Four wildcard UCI Professional Continental teams were also selected. [4] Each team was scheduled to start with nine riders apart from Astana, who started with eight riders, due to the death of Michele Scarponi. [5] Prior to the start of the race, two riders from Bardiani–CSF, Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni, failed drug tests and were excluded from the Giro. [6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro |
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Pos. | Position in the general classification |
Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
† | Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1992 eligible for the young rider classification |
Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification (eligibility indicated by †) | |
HD | Denotes a rider who failed to finish within the time limit, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
DSQ | Denotes a rider who did was disqualified, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
Ages correct as of 5 May 2017, the date on which the Giro began |
The 195 riders that are competing in the 2017 Giro d'Italia originated from 32 different countries.
Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
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Albania | 1 | 1 | |
Argentina | 1 | 1 | |
Australia | 7 | 3 | 1 (Caleb Ewan) |
Austria | 5 | 5 | 1 (Lukas Pöstlberger) |
Belarus | 4 | 4 | |
Belgium | 13 | 8 | |
Canada | 2 | 2 | |
Colombia | 5 | 4 | 5 (Fernando Gaviria x4, Nairo Quintana) |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | |
Croatia | 1 | 1 | |
Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | |
Denmark | 4 | 4 | |
Eritrea | 2 | 2 | |
Estonia | 1 | 0 | |
France | 15 | 12 | 2 (Pierre Rolland, Thibaut Pinot) |
Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 (André Greipel) |
Great Britain | 3 | 2 | |
Ireland | 2 | 2 | |
Italy | 43 | 36 | 1 (Vincenzo Nibali) |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | |
Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 1 (Bob Jungels) |
Netherlands | 13 | 10 | 3 (Tom Dumoulin x2, Jos van Emden) |
Norway | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 5 | 5 | |
Portugal | 3 | 3 | |
Russia | 14 | 12 | |
Slovenia | 6 | 6 | 1 (Jan Polanc) |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | |
Spain | 18 | 16 | 3 (Gorka Izagirre, Omar Fraile, Mikel Landa) |
Sweden | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 1 (Silvan Dillier) |
United States | 6 | 6 | 1 (Tejay van Garderen) |
Total | 195 | 161 | 21 |
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