# 2017 Tour of Croatia

The 2017 Tour of Croatia was a road cycling stage race that took place in Croatia between 18 and 23 April 2017. It was the third edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015 and was rated a 2.1 event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.
The race was won by Bahrain–Merida's Vincenzo Nibali.

## Teams

Twenty teams were invited to start the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI Professional Continental teams and nine UCI Continental teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana
* Bahrain–Merida
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Bardiani–CSF
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Team Novo Nordisk
UCI Continental teams
* Adria Mobil
* Bicicletas Strongman
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* GM Europa Ovini
* Kolss Cycling Team
* Meridiana–Kamen
* Roth–Akros
* Torku Şekerspor
* WIGGINS

## Schedule

The second stage of the race was scheduled for 123 kilometres (76 miles), but was shortened due to poor weather conditions.
Stage schedule :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 18 April | Osijek to Koprivnica | 227 km (141.1 mi) | Flat stage | Sacha Modolo (ITA) |
| 2 | 19 April | Trogir to Biokovo | 107.7 km (66.9 mi) | Mountain stage | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) |
| 3 | 20 April | Imotski to Zadar | 237 km (147.3 mi) | Hilly stage | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) |
| 4 | 21 April | Crikvenica to Umag | 171 km (106.3 mi) | Hilly stage | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) |
| 5 | 22 April | Poreč to Učka | 141 km (87.6 mi) | Mountain stage | Jaime Rosón (ESP) |
| 6 | 23 April | Samobor to Zagreb | 147 km (91.3 mi) | Flat stage | Sacha Modolo (ITA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 18 April 2017 – Osijek to Koprivnica, 227 km (141.1 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 5h 24' 19" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 3 | Nicolas Marini (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 4 | Dylan Page (SUI) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 5 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 6 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 8 | Ivan Savitskiy (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 9 | Martijn Verschoor (NED) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 0" |
| 10 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Adria Mobil | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 5h 24' 09" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 2" |
| 3 | Nicolas Marini (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 6" |
| 4 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Astana | + 7" |
| 5 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 7" |
| 6 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 7" |
| 7 | Michael O'Loughlin (IRL) | WIGGINS | + 7" |
| 8 | Dylan Page (SUI) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 10" |
| 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10" |
| 10 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 19 April 2017 – Trogir to Biokovo, 107.7 km (66.9 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | 2h 43' 38" |
| 2 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3" |
| 4 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 3" |
| 5 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 9" |
| 6 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 14" |
| 7 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 21" |
| 8 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 21" |
| 9 | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 26" |
| 10 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 26" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | 8h 07' 47" |
| 2 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 9" |
| 4 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 13" |
| 5 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 19" |
| 6 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 24" |
| 7 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 31" |
| 8 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 31" |
| 9 | Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 36" |
| 10 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 36" |

### Stage 3
#### 20 April 2017 – Imotski to Zadar, 237 km (147.3 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 5h 55' 27" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 4 | Ahmet Örken (TUR) | Torku Şekerspor | + 0" |
| 5 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 6 | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 8 | Daniel Auer (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 0" |
| 9 | Ivan Savitskiy (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 10 | Nicolas Marini (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 14h 03' 18" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 5" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 9" |
| 4 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 15" |
| 5 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 20" |
| 6 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 27" |
| 7 | Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 32" |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 32" |
| 9 | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 32" |
| 10 | Carlos Becerra (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 32" |

### Stage 4
#### 21 April 2017 – Crikvenica to Umag, 171 km (106.3 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 4h 10' 15" |
| 2 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 3 | Ivan Savitskiy (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 4 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 5 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Adria Mobil | + 0" |
| 6 | Alan Marangoni (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 7 | Daniel Auer (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 0" |
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 9 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 10 | Gašper Katrašnik (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 18h 13' 38" |
| 2 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 11" |
| 4 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 15" |
| 5 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 17" |
| 6 | Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 27" |
| 7 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 29" |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 34" |
| 9 | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 34" |
| 10 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 34" |

### Stage 5
#### 22 April 2017 – Poreč to Učka, 141 km (87.6 mi)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 3h 41' 47" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 4 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 5" |
| 5 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 8" |
| 6 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 20" |
| 7 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Astana | + 20" |
| 8 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23" |
| 9 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 23" |
| 10 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 29" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 21h 55' 17" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 15" |
| 4 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 30" |
| 5 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 45" |
| 6 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 46" |
| 7 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1' 05" |
| 8 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 20" |
| 9 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 1' 22" |
| 10 | Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 1' 27" |

### Stage 6
#### 23 April 2017 – Samobor to Zagreb, 147 km (91.3 mi)

Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 16' 52" |
| 2 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2" |
| 3 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2" |
| 5 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 6" |
| 6 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 6" |
| 7 | Nicola Boem (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 6" |
| 8 | Daniel Auer (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 6" |
| 9 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 6" |
| 10 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 9" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 25h 12' 10" |
| 2 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 8" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23" |
| 4 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 35" |
| 5 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 40" |
| 6 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 59" |
| 7 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1' 23" |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 1' 27" |
| 9 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 38" |
| 10 | Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 1' 45" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2017 Tour of Croatia, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these 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. The leader of the classification received a red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of Croatia, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Points for the mountains classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Points for Hors-category | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Sacha Modolo | Sacha Modolo | Sacha Modolo | Nikolay Trusov | Riccardo Minali | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| 2 | Kristijan Đurasek | Kristijan Đurasek | Kristijan Đurasek | Kristijan Đurasek | Michal Schlegel | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 3 | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Kristijan Đurasek | James Knox | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 4 | Nicola Ruffoni | Vincenzo Nibali | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | James Knox | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 5 | Jaime Rosón | Jaime Rosón | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | Michal Schlegel | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 6 | Sacha Modolo | Vincenzo Nibali | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | Michal Schlegel | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| Final | Final | Vincenzo Nibali | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | Michal Schlegel | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |

## 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

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 25h 12' 10" |
| 2 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 8" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23" |
| 4 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 35" |
| 5 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 40" |
| 6 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 59" |
| 7 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1' 23" |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 1' 27" |
| 9 | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 38" |
| 10 | Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 1' 45" |

### Points classification

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 56 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 55 |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 51 |
| 4 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Astana | 51 |
| 5 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 50 |
| 6 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 47 |
| 7 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 44 |
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 44 |
| 9 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 40 |
| 10 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 36 |

### Mountains classification

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 45 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 25 |
| 3 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 23 |
| 4 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 18 |
| 5 | Łukasz Owsian (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 17 |
| 6 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 14 |
| 7 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | GM Europa Ovini | 11 |
| 8 | Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 9 |
| 9 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 8 |
| 10 | Daniel Turek (CZE) | Israel Cycling Academy | 8 |

### Young rider classification

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 25h 13' 33" |
| 2 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 4" |
| 3 | Artem Nych (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 38" |
| 4 | José Manuel Díaz (ESP) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 9' 18" |
| 6 | Francesco Canepa (ITA) | GM Europa Ovini | + 16' 36" |
| 7 | Michael O'Loughlin (IRL) | WIGGINS | + 18' 09" |
| 8 | Lorenzo Rota (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 19' 27" |
| 9 | Damian Lüscher (SUI) | Roth–Akros | + 21' 40" |
| 10 | Johannes Schinnagel (GER) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 31' 58" |

### Teams classification

Result :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 75h 38' 55" |
| 2 | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 46" |
| 3 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 8' 29" |
| 4 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 9' 01" |
| 5 | Roth–Akros | + 10' 49" |
| 6 | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 11' 12" |
| 7 | Bicicletas Strongman | + 19' 46" |
| 8 | Meridiana–Kamen | + 21' 10" |
| 9 | Astana | + 21' 19" |
| 10 | Kolss Cycling Team | + 22' 36" |