2017 Tour de Yorkshire
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| Dates | 28–30 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 491 km (305.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11h 53' 04"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tour de Yorkshire was a three-day cycling stage race staged in Yorkshire over 28–30 April 2017. It was the third edition of the Tour de Yorkshire, organised by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race was won by Team Dimension Data rider Serge Pauwels of Belgium,[2] after a strong performance from his team on the hilly final stage; Jacques Janse van Rensburg set Pauwels up for an attack on the Wigtwizzle climb and he went clear while Omar Fraile manned the chase group in support. After Pauwels had pulled out a gap, Fraile attacked and joined up with his team captain, setting up a tandem victory salute at the finish at Fox Valley in Stocksbridge, Sheffield.[3] Pauwels won the race by six seconds over Fraile, while Direct Énergie's Jonathan Hivert completed the podium, one second further behind Fraile. The race's other classifications were won by Caleb Ewan (points for Orica–Scott),[4] Pieter Weening (mountains for Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij), and Team Dimension Data (teams classification).
Route
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On 25 October 2016, the start and finish locations for the event were released: these were Bridlington, Scarborough, Tadcaster, Harrogate, Bradford and Sheffield.[5] The stage routes were released on 2 December 2016.[6] The routes were Bridlington to Scarborough, Tadcaster to Harrogate and Bradford to Sheffield. The women's race was to be held on Saturday 29 April, over the Tadcaster to Harrogate route.
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Length | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 28 April | Bridlington | Scarborough | 174 km (108.1 miles) | File:Hillystage.svg | Hilly stage | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 2 | 29 April | Tadcaster | Harrogate | 122.5 km (76.1 miles) | File:Hillystage.svg | Hilly stage | File:Flag of France.svg Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| 3 | 30 April | Bradford | Sheffield | 194.5 km (120.9 miles) | File:Mediummountainstage.svg | Medium-mountain stage | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Serge Pauwels (BEL) |
Teams
18 teams were selected to take part in Tour de Yorkshire.[7] Seven of these were UCI WorldTeams, with five UCI Professional Continental teams, five UCI Continental teams and a Great Britain national team. Teams could enter between five and eight riders.[8]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams
Stages
Stage 1
- 28 April 2017 — Bridlington to Scarborough, 174 km (108.1 miles)[9]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Classification leadership table
In the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire, four different 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: 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.[8] The leader of the general classification received a light blue and yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[8] Points were also won in intermediate sprints; five points for crossing the sprint line first, three points for second place and one for third. The leader of the points classification was awarded a green jersey.[8]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points awarded | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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 the same, with four points awarded to the first rider over the top of each climb.[8] Two points were awarded for the second-placed rider, with one point for third place. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a pink jersey.[8] Another jersey was awarded at the end of each stage. This was a combativity prize and was awarded to the rider who "made the greatest effort and [...] demonstrated the best qualities in terms of sportsmanship". A jury selected a list of riders to be eligible for the prize; the winner of the prize was then decided by a vote on Twitter. The rider was awarded a grey jersey.[8] 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.[8]
| Stage | Winner | General classification File:MaillotCyan.PNG |
Points classification File:Jersey green.svg |
Mountains classification File:Jersey pink.svg |
Combativity prize File:Jersey grey.svg |
Teams classification |
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| 1[16] | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Etienne van Empel | Conor Dunne | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| 2[17] | Nacer Bouhanni | Caleb Ewan | Caleb Ewan | Harry Tanfield | Team Dimension Data | |
| 3[3] | Serge Pauwels | Serge Pauwels | Pieter Weening | Dexter Gardias | ||
| Final[3] | Serge Pauwels | Caleb Ewan | Pieter Weening | Not awarded | Team Dimension Data | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robertshaw, Henry (30 April 2017). "Dimension Data take famous 1-2 at Tour de Yorkshire as Serge Pauwels wins overall title". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Belgian rider Serge Pauwels takes overall victory". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Pauwels wins the Tour de Yorkshire with final stage win". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Huge crowds see Hayman animate the break and Ewan win the points jersey at the Tour de Yorkshire". Orica–Scott. GreenEdge Cycling. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire host towns revealed". BBC News. BBC. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Race will start in Bridlington and finish in Sheffield". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire welcomes record number of teams in 2017". The Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire Post Newspapers. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "2017 Tour de Yorkshire: Regulations" (PDF). Tour de Yorkshire. Amaury Sport Organisation. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Stage 1". Tour de Yorkshire. ASO. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ Robertshaw, Henry (28 April 2017). "Tour de Yorkshire marred by huge final kilometre crash as Dylan Groenewegen wins stage one". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire: Dylan Groenewegen takes stage one win and overall lead". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ "Stage 2". Tour de Yorkshire. ASO. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Bouhanni prend sa revanche" [Bouhanni takes his revenge]. beIN Sports (in French). beIN Media Group. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Puddicombe, Stephen (29 April 2017). "Nacer Bouhanni takes Tour de Yorkshire stage two victory in Harrogate". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ "Stage 3". Tour de Yorkshire. ASO. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Groenewegen wins Tour de Yorkshire opener". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ Ryan, Barry (29 April 2017). "Tour de Yorkshire: Bouhanni wins stage 2". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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