2017 Paris–Nice
Cycling race
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The 2017 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 12 March. It was the 75th edition of the Paris–Nice and was the sixth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[1][2]
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| Dates | 5–12 March 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,233.5 km (766.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 50' 29" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team Sky won the race for the fifth time in six years, with Sergio Henao managing to fend off a final-day attack from Trek–Segafredo's Alberto Contador to win the race by just two seconds.[3] Contador had trailed by 31 seconds overnight, but had gone clear with Quick-Step Floors rider David de la Cruz and Marc Soler of the Movistar Team; after taking a couple of seconds at an intermediate sprint, Contador was beaten to the line in Nice by de la Cruz, which cost him four bonus seconds and decided the race in favour of Henao. The podium was completed by de la Cruz's teammate Dan Martin, 30 seconds in arrears of Henao.[4]
Quick-Step Floors were able to win the teams classification, with Julian Alaphilippe also finishing in the top-five overall, having held the race lead for three days during the week. Alaphilippe was the winner of the young rider classification, while four top-five stage finishes including a win in the individual time trial was also enough for him to clinch the points classification. The other jersey on offer was claimed by Direct Énergie for the second year in succession, as Lilian Calmejane won the mountains classification.[4]
Teams
As Paris–Nice was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 22-team peloton.[5]
Just as they did in the 2016 edition of the race, Lotto–Soudal chose to compete under a different name from the rest of the season: they became Lotto Fix ALL, taking the name of a product made by Soudal, their normal sponsor. They also wore blue and white jerseys in place of their normal red and white.[6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Route
The route of the 2017 Paris–Nice was announced on 3 January 2017.[7] The race started with a road stage for the first time since 2014, with a circuit race around Bois-d'Arcy in the Yvelines department. A mountain-top time trial was also scheduled for the race, but unlike previous years, it was not held on the Col d'Èze. However, it was scheduled for Mont Brouilly, a 3 km (1.9 mi)-long climb with an average gradient of 7.7%, but reaching over 9% in the final kilometre. Mont Brouilly was due to feature as a stage finish in the 2016 Paris–Nice, but the stage was ultimately cancelled due to snow.[8]
The penultimate stage was earmarked as the queen stage of the race, with two first-category climbs in the closing 40 kilometres (25 miles) of the stage – the Col Saint Martin and the stage finish at the Col de la Couillole; the finish was also the highest in the race's history, at 1,678 metres (5,505 feet) above sea level. Both mountains had previously featured during the fifteenth stage of the 1975 Tour de France,[9] when Bernard Thévenet ultimately wrested what would have been a sixth yellow jersey away from Eddy Merckx, at the finish at Pra-Loup. The final stage finished along the seafront in Nice, but not on the Promenade des Anglais as customary, as a mark of respect to the victims of the Bastille Day terrorist attack in 2016.[10] Instead, the race ended at the Quai des États-Unis.
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 5 March | Bois-d'Arcy to Bois-d'Arcy | 148.5 km (92 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
| 2 | 6 March | Rochefort-en-Yvelines to Amilly | 195 km (121 mi) | | Flat stage |  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
| 3 | 7 March | Chablis to Chalon-sur-Saône | 190 km (118 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 4 | 8 March | Beaujeu to Mont Brouilly | 14.5 km (9 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 5 | 9 March | Quincié-en-Beaujolais to Bourg-de-Péage | 199.5 km (124 mi) | | Flat stage |  André Greipel (GER) |
| 6 | 10 March | Aubagne to Fayence | 193.5 km (120 mi) |  | Medium-mountain stage |  Simon Yates (GBR) |
| 7 | 11 March | Nice to Col de la Couillole | 177 km (110 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Richie Porte (AUS) |
| 8 | 12 March | Nice to Nice | 115.5 km (72 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage |  David de la Cruz (ESP) |
Stages
Stage 1
- 5 March 2017 — Bois-d'Arcy to Bois-d'Arcy, 148.5 km (92 mi)[12]
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Stage 2
- 6 March 2017 — Rochefort-en-Yvelines to Amilly, 195 km (121 mi)[15]
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Stage 3
- 7 March 2017 — Chablis to Chalon-sur-Saône, 190 km (118 mi)[18]
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Stage 4
- 8 March 2017 — Beaujeu to Mont Brouilly, 14.5 km (9 mi), individual time trial (ITT)[21]
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Stage 5
- 9 March 2017 — Quincié-en-Beaujolais to Bourg-de-Péage, 199.5 km (124 mi)[24]
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
- 11 March 2017 — Nice to Col de la Couillole, 177 km (110 mi)[30]
Stage 8
- 12 March 2017 — Nice to Nice, 115.5 km (72 mi)[33]
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Classification leadership table
In the 2017 Paris–Nice, four jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints – three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a yellow jersey.[36] This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Paris–Nice, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Points awarded | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage. Unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages were awarded the same number of points. Points were also won in intermediate sprints; three points for crossing the sprint line first, two points for second place, and one for third. The leader of the points classification was awarded a green jersey.[36]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Points for Category 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
There was also a mountains classification, for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. Each climb was categorised as either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the more difficult, higher-categorised climbs. For first-category climbs, the top seven riders earned points; on second-category climbs, five riders won points; on third-category climbs, only the top three riders earned points. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a white jersey with red polka-dots.[36]
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey, which was restored after not being awarded in 2016. Only riders born after 1 January 1992 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.[36] There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.[36]
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Teams classification |
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| 1[37] | Arnaud Démare | Arnaud Démare | Arnaud Démare[a][b][c] | Romain Hardy | Julian Alaphilippe[d][e] | Quick-Step Floors |
| 2[46] | Sonny Colbrelli | |||||
| 3[47] | Sam Bennett | |||||
| 4[48] | Julian Alaphilippe | Julian Alaphilippe | Julian Alaphilippe[f] | |||
| 5[49] | André Greipel | Arnaud Démare | ||||
| 6[50] | Simon Yates | Axel Domont | ||||
| 7[51] | Richie Porte | Sergio Henao | Julian Alaphilippe[g] | Lilian Calmejane | ||
| 8[4] | David de la Cruz | |||||
| Final[4] | Sergio Henao | Julian Alaphilippe | Lilian Calmejane | Julian Alaphilippe | Quick-Step Floors | |
Notes
- In stage two, Alexander Kristoff, fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Arnaud Démare wore the yellow jersey as general classification leader and second-placed Julian Alaphilippe wore the white jersey as young rider classification leader.[38] Third-placed Philippe Gilbert chose to retain his Belgian champion jersey instead of wearing the green jersey.[39]
- In stage three, Sonny Colbrelli, second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Arnaud Démare continued to wear the yellow jersey as general classification leader.[40]
- In stage four, John Degenkolb, second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Démare continued to wear the yellow jersey as general classification leader.[41]
- In stages five through seven, Simon Yates, second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because Julian Alaphilippe wore the yellow jersey as general classification leader.[42][43][44]