2017 Tour La Provence
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| Dates | 21–23 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 532.7 km (331.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 55' 14"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tour La Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 21 and 23 February 2017. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was the second edition of the Tour La Provence.[2]
The race was won by Australian rider Rohan Dennis,[3] of the BMC Racing Team; Dennis finished second to Frenchman Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) on the second stage to take the leader's blue jersey, and maintained this with another second-place stage finish the following day – behind Italy's Mattia Cattaneo from the Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec team – to take the victory overall by two seconds ahead of Cattaneo.[4] Geniez completed the podium, a further two seconds in arrears, after a tie-break with Direct Énergie rider Jonathan Hivert.
Dennis also won the points classification as the most consistent finisher over the three days, with Geniez winning the multi-coloured jersey for the best cumulative placings in the general, points and mountains classifications. UAE Team Emirates rider Jan Polanc was the winner of the mountains classification, while the young rider classification was claimed by Geniez's teammate Léo Vincent, finishing 15th overall. In fifth place overall, Julien El Fares (Delko–Marseille Provence KTM) was the top-placed rider from the Provence region, while the teams classification was won by the BMC Racing Team.
Eighteen teams were invited to start the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, six UCI Professional Continental teams, seven UCI Continental teams and a French national team.[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams
Route
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 21 February | Aubagne to Istres | 205.9 km (128 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Justin Jules (FRA) |
| 2 | 22 February | Miramas to La Ciotat | 158.6 km (99 mi) | | Hilly stage | Alexandre Geniez (FRA) |
| 3 | 23 February | Aix-en-Provence to Marseille | 168.2 km (105 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) |
Stages
Stage 1
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Jules (FRA)   |
WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 4h 52' 43" |
| 2 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA)  |
Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 3 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) |
FDJ | + 0" |
| 4 |  Danilo Wyss (SUI) |
BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 5 | David Menut (FRA) |
HP BTP–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 6 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) |
AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 7 | Anthony Maldonado (FRA)  |
HP BTP–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 8 | Oliviero Troia (ITA) |
UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 9 | Damiano Caruso (ITA)  |
BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Yannick Martinez (FRA) |
Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 0" |
Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 23 February 2017 — Aix-en-Provence to Marseille, 168.2 km (105 mi)[1]
