2017 Tour of Flanders

2017 Tour of Flanders
2017 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 37
Race details
Dates2 April 2017
Stages1
Distance260.8 km (162.1 mi)
Winning time6h 23' 45"[1]
Results
  Winner  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)
  Second  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
  Third  Niki Terpstra (NED) (Quick-Step Floors)
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The 2017 Tour of Flanders (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen 2017) was the 101st edition of the Tour of Flanders, a one-day cycling classic, that took place on 2 April 2017. It was the second monument race of the 2017 cycling season and the thirteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[2][3] The race marked the pinnacle of the Flemish Cycling Week.

The race was won by Belgian national champion Philippe Gilbert from the Quick-Step Floors team,[1] after a solo attack on the Oude Kwaremont and holding off the rest of the field over the remaining 55 kilometres (34 mi).[4] Second place went to another Belgian, Greg Van Avermaet of the BMC Racing Team, beating Dutch riders Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors) and Dylan van Baarle from Cannondale–Drapac in a three-up sprint finish for the podium placings.

  1. ^ a b "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Philippe Gilbert wins Tour of Flanders after epic solo break". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.