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. 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]
Schedule
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.
Teams
14 teams were selected to take place in the 2017 Tour de Luxembourg. BMC Racing Team was the only UCI WorldTeam; eight were UCI Professional Continental teams and five were UCI Continental teams.[12]
UCI Professional Continental teams
Stages
Prologue
- 31 May 2017 — Luxembourg, 2.1 km (1.3 mi)[13]
Stage 1
- 1 June 2017 — Luxembourg to Bascharage, 172.0 km (106.9 mi)
Stage 2
- 2 June 2017 — Steinfort to Walferdange, 178.4 km (110.9 mi)
Stage 3
- 3 June 2017 — Eschweiler to Diekirch, 192.9 km (119.9 mi)
Stage 4
- 4 June 2017 — Mersch to Luxembourg, 174.6 km (108.5 mi)
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. 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. 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.
Points for stage victory
| Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| 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.
Points for the mountains classification
| Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 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. 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.
Final standings
| Legend |
 |
Denotes the leader of the General classification |
 |
Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
 |
Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
 |
Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
Notes
- ↑ 4 road stages and a prologue time trial.
- 1 2 During the prologue, no points were awarded for the points or mountains classifications. For sponsorship reasons, the jerseys were worn in stage one by Greg Van Avermaet (blue points jersey), who was second overall, and Jempy Drucker (purple mountains jersey), who was third overall.
- ↑ In stage 2, Timothy Dupont, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because Jempy Drucker (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.
- ↑ In stage 3, Greg Van Avermaet, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because Jempy Drucker (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.
- ↑ In stage 4, Jempy Drucker, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because Greg Van Avermaet (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "4ème étape, Mersch - Luxembourg 04 juin 2017: Classement général individuel" [4th stage, Mersch - Luxembourg 4 June 2017: Individual general classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Team's line-up Critérium du Dauphiné". Team Katusha–Alpecin. Katusha Management SA. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Van Avermaet wins Tour de Luxembourg". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "4ème étape, Mersch - Luxembourg 04 juin 2017: Classement par Points de l'étape" [4th stage, Mersch - Luxembourg 4 June 2017: Points classification of the stage] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "4ème étape, Mersch - Luxembourg 04 juin 2017: Classement du Meilleur Jeune" [4th stage, Mersch - Luxembourg 4 June 2017: Best young rider classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "4ème étape, Mersch - Luxembourg 04 juin 2017: Classement général de la Montagne" [4th stage, Mersch - Luxembourg 4 June 2017: Mountains general classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "4ème étape, Mersch - Luxembourg 04 juin 2017: Classement général par équipes" [4th stage, Mersch - Luxembourg 4 June 2017: Teams general classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "The stages of the 2017 Skoda Tour edition". Tour de Luxembourg. Facebook. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Equipes 2017" [Teams 2017]. Tour de Luxembourg (in French). Association des Organisateurs du Tour de Luxembourg. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Prologue, Luxembourg-Ville 31 mai 2017: Classement de l'étape" [Prologue, Luxembourg City 31 May 2017: Stage classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Prologue, Luxembourg-Ville 31 mai 2017: Classement général individuel" [Prologue, Luxembourg City 31 May 2017: Individual general classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "1ère étape, Luxembourg - Bascharage 1 juin 2017: Classement de l'étape" [1st stage, Luxembourg - Bascharage 1 June 2017: Stage classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "1ère étape, Luxembourg - Bascharage 1 juin 2017: Classement général individuel" [1st stage, Luxembourg - Bascharage 1 June 2017: Individual general classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "2ème étape, Steinfort - Walferdange 02 juin 2017: Classement de l'étape" [2nd stage, Steinfort - Walferdange 2 June 2017: Stage classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "2ème étape, Steinfort - Walferdange 02 juin 2017: Classement général individuel" [2nd stage, Steinfort - Walferdange 2 June 2017: Individual general classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "3ème étape, Eschweiler – Diekirch 03 juin 2017: Classement de l'étape" [3rd stage, Eschweiler – Diekirch 3 June 2017: Stage classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "3ème étape, Eschweiler – Diekirch 03 juin 2017: Classement général individuel" [3rd stage, Eschweiler – Diekirch 3 June 2017: Individual general classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "4ème étape, Mersch - Luxembourg 04 juin 2017: Classement de l'étape" [4th stage, Mersch - Luxembourg 4 June 2017: Stage classification] (PDF). Mikro-Funk-Timing.de (in French). Olympia Event Service Mikro Timing. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Gaudin takes prologue in Luxembourg". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Drucker wins Tour du Luxembourg stage 1". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Van Avermaet wins Tour du Luxembourg stage 2". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Perez claims stage 3 in Luxembourg". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
Sources
External links
Damien Gaudin (FRA)
Jempy Drucker (LUX)
.svg.png){kind=small}
Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
Huub Duyn (NED)
Luis Ángel Maté (ESP)
Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN)
Alexander Krieger (GER)
Szymon Rekita (POL)