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| Race details | |||
| Route | 57th Basque Country Tour | ||
| Competition | UCI World Tour 2017 2.UWT | ||
| Stages | 6 | ||
| Dates | April 3 - 8, 2017 | ||
| Distance | 828.8 km | ||
| A country |  Spain | ||
| Start place | Pamplona | ||
| Finish place | Eibar | ||
| Teams | 20 | ||
| Started racers | 160 | ||
| Finish riders | 129 | ||
| Prize-winners | |||
| Winner | Alejandro Valverde ( Movistar ) | ||
| Second | Alberto Contador ( Trek-Segafredo ) | ||
| Third | Ion Isagirre ( Bahrain-Merida ) | ||
| Spectacle | Alejandro Valverde ( Movistar ) | ||
| Mountain |  Alex House ( Cannondale-Drapac ) | ||
| Sprint | Luis Mas ( Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ) | ||
| Command time |  Bahrain-Merida | ||
| β 2016 | 2018 βΆ | ||
Documentation  | |||
Basque Country Tour 2017 - 57th multi-day road cycling race on the roads of Spain , the 14th calendar start of the 2017 UCI World Tour . The race started on April 3 in Pamplona and finished with an Individual butchery on April 8 in Eibar . The race consisted of six stages, the total length of the cycle race was 828.8 km. The winner of the 2016 Basque Country Tour, Alberto Contador , who replaced the Trek-Segafredo team this season, took part in the race. But the winner was another equally great racer from the Movistar Team Alejandro Valverde , ahead of Contador in the general classification by 17 seconds. The third finished, also a Spaniard and last year's representative of the Movistar Team , now protecting the colors of the Bahraya Bahrain β Merida Ion Isagirre .
Content
Members
20 teams took part in the race ( 18 UCI WorldTeams, 2 UCI Professional Continental teams), representing 8 riders each. The total number of 160 riders released at the start.
WorldTeams (18)
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Russian participants
- Astana Pro Team : Sergey Chernetsky ( 21 )
- Team Katusha β Alpecin : Maxim Belkov ( 123 ), Matvey Mamykin ( 80 )
Route
| Stage | date | Route | type | Length (km) | Winner | The leader of the general classification |
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| one | April 3 | Pamplona - Egues | 153.3 | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | |
| 2 | April, 4 | Pamplona - Elciego | 173.4 | Michael albazini | Michael Matthews | |
| 3 | 5th of April | Vitoria-Gasteiz - San SebastiΓ‘n | 160.5 | David De La Cruz | David De La Cruz | |
| four | April 6 | San Sebastian - Bilbao | 174.1 | Primoz Roglich | David De La Cruz | |
| five | April 7 | Bilbao - Eibar | 139.8 | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 6 | April 8 | Eibar - Eibar | 27.7 | Primoz Roglich | Alejandro Valverde |
Classifications
Tourists of the Basque Country will be awarded leadership shirts in five different classifications:
- Yellow T-shirt - General Classification
- White T-shirt - Eyeglass classification
- Red T-shirt with white polka dots - Mountain classification
- Turquoise T-shirt - Sprinter classification
- Team classification
Race
Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Classifications
General Classification
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Eyeglass classification
Mountain classification
Sprinter Classification
Command Classification
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Eyeglass classification | Mountain classification | Sprint classification | Team classification |
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| one | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | John Bagot | Luis mas | Bora β Hansgrohe |
| 2 | Michael albazini | |||||
| 3 | David de la Cruz | David de la Cruz | Alex Howes | |||
| four | Primoz Roglich | Jonathan Lastra | Bahrain β Merida | |||
| five | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Luis mas | |||
| 6 | Primoz Roglich | Alejandro Valverde | ||||
| Results | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Alex Howes | Luis mas | Bahrain β Merida | |
World Tour Points
Scoring system
| A place | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16-20 | 21-30 | 31-50 | 51-55 | 56-60 |
| Glasses | 500 | 400 | 325 | 275 | 225 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 85 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 35 | thirty | 20 | ten | five | 3 |
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Also for the stages
| A place | one | 2 | 3 |
| Glasses | 60 | 25 | ten |
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The leader of the general classification after each stage also adds 10 points.
Links
- itzulia.eus/en/2017/ - the official website of the Basque Country Tour 2017 (eng.)
- Tour of the Basque Country 2017 on ProCyclingStats (eng.)
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