# 2017 Tour of Britain

The 2017 Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the fourteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 77th British tour in total. The race started on 3 September in Edinburgh and finished on 10 September in Cardiff. The race was part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour.

## Teams

The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain were:
| UCI WorldTeams BMC Racing Team Cannondale–Drapac Lotto–Soudal LottoNL–Jumbo Movistar Team Orica–Scott Quick-Step Floors Team Dimension Data Team Katusha–Alpecin Team Sky | UCI Professional Continental Teams Bardiani–CSF CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice Wanty–Groupe Gobert | UCI Continental Teams An Post–Chain Reaction Bike Channel–Canyon Cylance Pro Cycling JLT–Condor Madison Genesis ONE Pro Cycling | National Teams Great Britain |

## Stages

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 3 September | Edinburgh – Kelso | 190.1 km (118 mi) | Hilly stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 2 | 4 September | Kielder Water – Blyth | 211.7 km (132 mi) | Hilly stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 3 | 5 September | Normanby Hall – Scunthorpe | 178.5 km (111 mi) | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 4 | 6 September | Mansfield – Newark-on-Trent | 164.7 km (102 mi) | Flat stage | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 5 | 7 September | Tendring | 16.2 km (10 mi) | Individual time trial | Lars Boom (NED) |
| 6 | 8 September | Newmarket – Aldeburgh | 186.9 km (116 mi) | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 7 | 9 September | Hemel Hempstead – Cheltenham | 185.1 km (115 mi) | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 8 | 10 September | Worcester – Cardiff | 180.2 km (112 mi) | Hilly stage | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |

### Stage 1
#### 3 September 2017 — Edinburgh to Kelso, 190.1 km (118 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 4h 34' 17" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 5 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 6 | Chris Lawless (GBR) | Great Britain | + 0" |
| 7 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | JLT–Condor | + 0" |
| 8 | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 9 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 10 | Floris Gerts (NED) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 4h 34' 7" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 3" |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 6" |
| 5 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 10" |
| 6 | Chris Lawless (GBR) | Great Britain | + 10" |
| 7 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | JLT–Condor | + 10" |
| 8 | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 10" |
| 9 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 10" |
| 10 | Floris Gerts (NED) | BMC Racing Team | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 4 September 2017 — Kielder Water to Blyth, 211.7 km (132 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | 5h 16' 32" |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 4 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 6 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 7 | Floris Gerts (NED) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Roger Kluge (GER) | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 9 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 10 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | 9h 50' 35" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 4" |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 7" |
| 4 | Karol Domagalski (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 8" |
| 5 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 6 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 7 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 10" |
| 8 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 12" |
| 9 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 14" |
| 10 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 14" |

### Stage 3
#### 5 September 2017 — Normanby Hall – Scunthorpe, 178.5 km (111 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 4h 04' 05" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 4 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | JLT–Condor | + 0" |
| 5 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 7 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 9 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 13h 54' 34" |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 7" |
| 4 | Karol Domagalski (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 14" |
| 5 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 15" |
| 6 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 15" |
| 7 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 16" |
| 8 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 16" |
| 9 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 18" |
| 10 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 6 September 2017 — Mansfield – Newark-on-Trent, 164.7 km (102 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 43' 31" |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 5 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 7 | Harry Tanfield (GBR) | Bike Channel–Canyon | + 0" |
| 8 | Enzo Wouters (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 9 | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 10 | Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | 17h 38' 05" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 6" |
| 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 7" |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 12" |
| 6 | Karol Domagalski (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 14" |
| 7 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 15" |
| 8 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | ONE Pro Cycling | + 15" |
| 9 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 18" |
| 10 | Richard Handley (GBR) | Madison Genesis | + 19" |

### Stage 5
#### 7 September 2017 — Tendring, 16.2 km (10 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 19' 02"50 |
| 2 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 6" |
| 3 | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Team Sky | + 7" |
| 4 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 8" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 11" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 12" |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 17" |
| 8 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 17" |
| 9 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 21" |
| 10 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 21" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 17h 57' 25" |
| 2 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 8" |
| 3 | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 4 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 10" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 13" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 14" |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 19" |
| 9 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 10 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 23" |

### Stage 6
#### 8 September 2017 — Newmarket to Aldeburgh, 186.9 km (116 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 4h 13' 6" |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 6 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | JLT–Condor | + 0" |
| 7 | Enzo Wouters (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 9 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 0" |
| 10 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 22h 10' 31" |
| 2 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 8" |
| 3 | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 4 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 10" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 13" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 14" |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 19" |
| 9 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 10 | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 27" |

### Stage 7
#### 9 September 2017 — Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham, 185.1 km (115 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 4h 26' 58" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | JLT–Condor | + 0" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 6 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 8 | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 9 | Floris Gerts (NED) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 26h 37' 28" |
| 2 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 8" |
| 3 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 9" |
| 4 | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 14" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 15" |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 20" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 20" |
| 9 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 20" |
| 10 | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 28" |

### Stage 8
#### 10 September 2017 — Worcester to Cardiff, 180.2 km (112 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 4h 19' 0" |
| 2 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | JLT–Condor | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 7 | Floris Gerts (NED) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 9 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 10 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 30h 56' 34" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 8" |
| 3 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 10" |
| 4 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 13" |
| 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 18" |
| 6 | Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 18" |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 8 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 25" |
| 9 | Owain Doull (GBR) | Team Sky | + 33" |
| 10 | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 38" |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Team classification | Combativity |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan | Caleb Ewan | Caleb Ewan | Łukasz Owsian | Karol Domagalski | Team Katusha–Alpecin | Karol Domagalski |
| 2 | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Łukasz Owsian | Karol Domagalski | Quick-Step Floors | Matt Holmes |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan | Caleb Ewan | Caleb Ewan | Graham Briggs | Graham Briggs | Team Katusha–Alpecin | Harry Tanfield |
| 4 | Fernando Gaviria | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Jacob Scott | Graham Briggs | Quick-Step Floors | Alistair Slater |
| 5 | Lars Boom | Lars Boom | Elia Viviani | Jacob Scott | Graham Briggs | LottoNL–Jumbo | Lars Boom |
| 6 | Caleb Ewan | Lars Boom | Alexander Kristoff | Jacob Scott | Graham Briggs | LottoNL–Jumbo | James Shaw |
| 7 | Dylan Groenewegen | Lars Boom | Alexander Kristoff | Jacob Scott | Mark McNally | LottoNL–Jumbo | Russell Downing |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Lars Boom | Alexander Kristoff | Łukasz Owsian | Mark McNally | LottoNL–Jumbo | Mark Stewart |
| Final | Final | Lars Boom | Alexander Kristoff | Łukasz Owsian | Mark McNally | LottoNL–Jumbo | Graham Briggs |