| 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]
- ^ a b c d "Resultaten en mededelingen organisatie / Résultats et communique de l'organisation 5" [Results and communications from the organisation 5] (PDF). ChronoRace.be (in Dutch and French). ChronoRace - Electronic Timing SPRL. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia: Quick-Step Floors target GC and sprints with Jungels and Gaviria". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
Quick-Step Floors for the 2017 Giro d'Italia: Eros Capecchi (Ita), Laurens De Plus (Bel), Dries Devenyns (Bel), Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col), Bob Jungels (Lux), Iljo Keisse (Bel), Davide Martinelli (Ita), Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) and Pieter Serry (Bel).
- ^ "Keukeleire eindwinnaar van Baloise Belgium Tour dankzij Gouden Kilometer" [Keukeleire, winner of Baloise Belgium Tour thanks to Golden Kilometer]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.