2017 Tour of Flanders for Women
| 2017 UCI Women's World Tour, race 5 of 20 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2 April 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 153.2 km (95.19 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 02' 38"[1] | ||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tour of Flanders for Women was the 14th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was held on 2 April 2017, as the fifth race of the 2017 UCI Women's World Tour season over a distance of 153.2 kilometres (95.2 miles).[2]
After a four-rider move was caught with 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) remaining, the race ended in a bunch sprint of 19 riders; for the second time in three World Tour races, it was American rider Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) that was the victor as the first American to win an edition of the Tour of Flanders,[3][1] edging out Australia's Gracie Elvin from the Orica–Scott team who was the first Australian to podium at this race, while the podium was completed by Boels–Dolmans rider Chantal Blaak from the Netherlands.[4]
Route
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The race started and finished in Oudenaarde, for a total distance of 153.2 kilometres (95.2 miles). The first 80 kilometres (50 miles) wound through the hills of the Zwalm region, before addressing the climbs in the Flemish Ardennes between Geraardsbergen and Oudenaarde. There were 12 categorised climbs and five sectors of flat cobbled roads.[5]
Categorised climbs and cobbles
[edit]| No. | Name | Distance from | Surface | Length (metres) |
Gradient (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start (km) |
Finish (km) |
(ave.) | (max.) | ||||
| – | Lange Munte | 15.5 | 137.7 | cobbles | 2470 | — | |
| – | Lippenhovestraat | 36.0 | 117.2 | cobbles | 1300 | — | |
| – | Paddestraat | 37.4 | 115.8 | cobbles | 1500 | — | |
| 1 | Achterberg | 56.0 | 97.2 | asphalt | 1500 | 4.3% | 11% |
| 2 | Eikenberg | 62.6 | 90.6 | cobbles | 1200 | 5.2% | 10% |
| 3 | Wolvenberg | 65.7 | 87.5 | asphalt | 645 | 7.9% | 17.3% |
| – | Holleweg | 65.8 | 87.4 | cobbles | 1500 | — | |
| – | Haaghoek | 71.5 | 81.7 | cobbles | 2000 | — | |
| 4 | Leberg | 74.5 | 78.7 | asphalt | 950 | 4.2% | 13.8% |
| 5 | Berendries | 78.6 | 74.6 | asphalt | 940 | 7% | 12.3% |
| 6 | Tenbosse | 83.5 | 69.7 | asphalt | 450 | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| 7 | Muur van Geraardsbergen | 93.9 | 59.3 | cobbles | 1075 | 9.3% | 19.8% |
| 8 | La Houppe | 112.5 | 40.7 | asphalt | 2800 | 3.3% | 10% |
| 9 | Kanarieberg | 118.3 | 34.9 | asphalt | 1000 | 7.7% | 14% |
| 10 | Kruisberg–Hotond | 126.7 | 26.5 | cobbles–asphalt | 2500 | 5% | 9% |
| 11 | Oude Kwaremont | 136.5 | 16.7 | cobbles | 2200 | 4% | 11.6% |
| 12 | Paterberg | 140.0 | 13.2 | cobbles | 360 | 12.9% | 20.3% |
Teams
[edit]28 teams competed in the race.[6]
UCI Women's Teams
- Alé–Cipollini
- Aromitalia Vaiano
- Astana
- Bepink–Cogeas
- Bizkaia–Durango
- Boels–Dolmans
- BTC City Ljubljana
- Canyon–SRAM
- Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
- Cylance Pro Cycling
- Drops
- FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
- Giusfredi–Bianchi
- Team Hitec Products
- Lares–Waowdeals
- Lensworld–Kuota
- Lointek
- Lotto–Soudal Ladies
- Orica–Scott
- Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil
- S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
- Servetto Giusta
- Team Sunweb
- Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
- Wiggle High5
- Sport Vlaanderen–Etixx
- Team VéloCONCEPT
Result
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coryn Rivera (USA)
|
Team Sunweb | 4h 02' 38" |
| 2 |  Gracie Elvin (AUS)
|
Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 |  Chantal Blaak (NED)
|
Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 4 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
|
Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 |  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 0" |
| 6 |  Elena Cecchini (ITA)
|
Canyon–SRAM | + 0" |
| 7 |  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)
|
Aromitalia Vaiano | + 0" |
| 8 |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
|
WM3 Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 9 | Janneke Ensing (NED)
|
Alé–Cipollini | + 0" |
| 10 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) 
|
Wiggle High5 | + 0" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Niet alleen de mannen, ook de vrouwen rijden zondag hun Ronde van Vlaanderen: alles wat u moet weten" [Not just the men, the women ride their Tour of Flanders Sunday: everything you need to know]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Tour of Flanders win a dream for Rivera". 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Rivera wins Tour of Flanders Women". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "14° Ronde van Vlaanderen - Vrouwen" [14th Tour of Flanders - Women] (PDF). Tour of Flanders (in Dutch). Flanders Classics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen - Oudenaarde - 02/04/2017: Inschrijvingslijst - Liste des engagés - Entry List" (PDF). Tour of Flanders. Flanders Classics. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.