2017 Tour de Luxembourg
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| 2017 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 31 May – 4 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 720 km (447.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 27' 50"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tour de Luxembourg was the 77th edition of the Tour de Luxembourg cycle stage race. It was held between 31 May and 4 June, as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.HC event.[2] Defending champion Maurits Lammertink did not compete in the race, as he elected to compete in the partly-concurrent Critérium du Dauphiné event in France.[3]
The race was won by Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet, riding for the BMC Racing Team.[4] After winning the second stage of the race, Van Avermaet took the race lead from teammate Jempy Drucker, after finishing second to Cofidis rider Anthony Perez the following day. Van Avermaet cemented the race victory by winning the final stage of the race, ultimately winning the race by 29 seconds overall,[1] and winning the points classification as a result.[5]
Perez held the young rider classification lead going into the final day by just one second ahead of Benjamin Thomas (Armée de Terre) and Xandro Meurisse of Wanty–Groupe Gobert, but Meurisse took the jersey,[6] by finishing in third place on the final stage behind Van Avermaet and WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect's Alex Kirsch, accumulating enough bonus seconds to overhaul both riders into second place overall.[1] Perez completed the podium, seven seconds down on Meurisse.[1] In the race's other classifications, Fortuneo–Vital Concept rider Brice Feillu won the mountains classification,[7] while the teams classification was won by Cofidis, after placing Perez, Luis Ángel Maté and Nicolas Edet in the top ten overall.[1][8]
The race's start and finish towns were announced through the race's Facebook page on 31 January 2017,[9] with further details announced later in the year.
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 31 May | Luxembourg | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Damien Gaudin (FRA) |
| 1 | 1 June | Luxembourg to Bascharage | 172.0 km (106.9 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Jempy Drucker (LUX) |
| 2 | 2 June | Steinfort to Walferdange | 178.4 km (110.9 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| 3 | 3 June | Eschweiler to Diekirch | 192.9 km (119.9 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
| 4 | 4 June | Mersch to Luxembourg | 174.6 km (108.5 mi) | |
Flat stage | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| Total | 720 km (447.4 mi) | |||||
Teams
14 teams were selected to take place in the 2017 Tour de Luxembourg.[11] BMC Racing Team was the only UCI WorldTeam; eight were UCI Professional Continental teams and five were UCI Continental teams.[12]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
Stages
Prologue
- 31 May 2017 — Luxembourg, 2.1 km (1.3 mi)[13]
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Stage 1
- 1 June 2017 — Luxembourg to Bascharage, 172.0 km (106.9 mi)[10]
Stage 2
- 2 June 2017 — Steinfort to Walferdange, 178.4 km (110.9 mi)[10]
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Stage 3
- 3 June 2017 — Eschweiler to Diekirch, 192.9 km (119.9 mi)[10]
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Stage 4
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Classification leadership table
In the 2017 Tour de Luxembourg, 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.[22] 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.[22] The leader of the general classification received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour de Luxembourg, 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 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage, with the exception of the prologue. Unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages were awarded the same number of points. The leader of the points classification was awarded a blue jersey.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Points for Category 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 2 | 3 | 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, or second-category, with more points available for the more difficult, higher-categorised climbs. For first-category climbs, the top four riders earned points, while on second-category climbs, only the top three riders earned points. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a purple jersey.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. Only riders born after 1 January 1991 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.[23] 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.[23]
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
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| P[24] | Damien Gaudin | Damien Gaudin | Not awarded[b] | Not awarded[b] | Piet Allegaert | BMC Racing Team |
| 1[25] | Jempy Drucker | Jempy Drucker | Jempy Drucker[c][d] | Tom Wirtgen | Raphael Freienstein | |
| 2[26] | Greg Van Avermaet | Brice Feillu | Piet Allegaert | |||
| 3[27] | Anthony Perez | Greg Van Avermaet | Greg Van Avermaet[e] | Anthony Perez | Cofidis | |
| 4[4] | Greg Van Avermaet | Xandro Meurisse | ||||
| Final | Greg Van Avermaet[1] | Greg Van Avermaet[5] | Brice Feillu[7] | Xandro Meurisse[6] | Cofidis[8] | |
Final standings
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Denotes the leader of the General classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  |
BMC Racing Team | 18h 27' 50" |
| 2 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 29" |
| 3 | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 36" |
| 4 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) |
Armée de Terre | + 40" |
| 5 |  Huub Duyn (NED) |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 40" |
| 6 |  Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Cofidis | + 43" |
| 7 | Julien Loubet (FRA) |
Armée de Terre | + 44" |
| 8 | Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 47" |
| 9 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 48" |
| 10 |  Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) |
Team VéloCONCEPT | + 50" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
BMC Racing Team | 65 |
| 2 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) |
BMC Racing Team | 36 |
| 3 | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
Cofidis | 27 |
| 4 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 26 |
| 5 | Maxime Bouet (FRA) |
Fortuneo–Vital Concept | 20 |
| 6 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) |
Team VéloCONCEPT | 20 |
| 7 | Huub Duyn (NED) |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 17 |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) |
WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 16 |
| 9 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 16 |
| 10 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Cofidis | 13 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Brice Feillu (FRA) |
Fortuneo–Vital Concept | 52 |
| 2 | Dimitri Peyskens (BEL) |
WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 27 |
| 3 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) |
Team VéloCONCEPT | 16 |
| 4 | Kevin Van Melsen (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 13 |
| 5 | Tom Wirtgen (LUX) |
Leopard Pro Cycling | 13 |
| 6 | Martijn Budding (NED) |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 11 |
| 7 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Cofidis | 6 |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) |
WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | 6 |
| 9 | Gaëtan Pons (LUX) |
Leopard Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 10 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) |
Team VéloCONCEPT | 5 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 18h 28' 19" |
| 2 | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 7" |
| 3 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) |
Armée de Terre | + 11" |
| 4 | Franck Bonnamour (FRA) |
Fortuneo–Vital Concept | + 24" |
| 5 |  Alexander Krieger (GER) |
Leopard Pro Cycling | + 29" |
| 6 | Raphael Freienstein (GER) |
Team Lotto–Kern Haus | + 29" |
| 7 | Martijn Tusveld (NED) |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 32" |
| 8 | Etienne van Empel (NED) |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 53" |
| 9 | Fabien Doubey (FRA) |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 58" |
| 10 |  Szymon Rekita (POL) |
Leopard Pro Cycling | + 58" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Cofidis | 55h 25' 44" |
| 2 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 26" |
| 3 | Armée de Terre | + 29" |
| 4 | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | + 38" |
| 5 | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 1' 42" |
| 6 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 1' 43" |
| 7 | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 2' 29" |
| 8 | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | + 3' 09" |
| 9 | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 31" |
| 10 | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 4' 13" |