2017 BinckBank Tour
2017 BinckBank Tour2017 UCI World Tour, race 29 of 38 |
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Race details |
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Dates |
7–13 August 2017 |
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Stages |
7 |
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Results |
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The 2017 BinckBank Tour is a road cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place between 7 and 13 August in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is a continuation of the Eneco Tour but was renamed following a change in title sponsor. As such, it will be the 13th edition, the first one under the name BinckBank Tour. It will also be the 29th event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[1][2]
Teams
All UCI WorldTeam were invited as the race is part of the UCI World Tour. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to four UCI Professional Continental teams.
Professional Continental teams
Schedule
The course for the race was announced in May 2017.[3]
Stages
Stage 1
- 7 August 2017 — Breda to Venray, 169.8 km (105.5 mi)[4]
Stage 2
- 8 August 2017 — Voorburg, 9 km (5.6 mi), individual time trial (ITT)[6]
Stage 3
- 9 August 2017 — Blankenberge to Ardooie, 185 km (115.0 mi)[8]
Stage 4
- 10 August 2017 — Lanaken to Lanaken, 154.2 km (95.8 mi)[10]
Stage 5
- 11 August 2017 — Sittard-Geleen to Sittard-Geleen, 167.3 km (104.0 mi)[12]
Stage 6
- 12 August 2017 — Riemst to Houffalize, 203.7 km (126.6 mi)[14]
Stage 7
- 13 August 2017 — Essen to Geraardsbergen, 191.3 km (118.9 mi)[15]
Classification leadership table
There are four principal classifications in the race. The first of these is the general classification, calculated by adding up the time each rider took to ride each stage. Time bonuses are applied for winning stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds to the first three riders) and for the three "golden kilometre" sprints on each stage. At each of these sprints, the first three riders are given 3-, 2- and 1-second bonuses respectively. The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the winner of the general classification. The rider leading the classification wins a green jersey.
There is also a points classification. On each road stage the riders are awarded points for finishing in the top 10 places, with other points awarded for intermediate sprints. The rider with the most accumulated points is the leader of the classification and wins the blue jersey. The combativity classification is based solely on points won at the intermediate sprints; the leading rider wins the black jersey. The final classification is a team classification: on each stage the times of the best three riders on each team are added up. The team with the lowest cumulative time over the seven stages wins the team classification.
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