# 2017 Vuelta a Andalucía

The 2017 Vuelta a Andalucía was a road cycling stage race that took place in Andalusia between 15 and 19 February 2017. The race was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 63rd edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía.
The five-stage race was won for a record-extending fifth time – in six years – by Alejandro Valverde of the Movistar Team, taking the 100th victory of his professional career in the process. Valverde won the opening stage of the race, and after losing the lead to Trek–Segafredo's Alberto Contador the following day, Valverde re-assumed the lead of the race by finishing second to Victor Campenaerts (LottoNL–Jumbo) in the third stage time trial; Valverde was able to maintain a lead of one second over Contador for the remainder of the race. The podium was completed by Thibaut Pinot, who finished five seconds further back in third place for the FDJ team.
With consistent finishing during the race, Valverde was also able to win the points and combination classifications, and was the best-placed Spanish rider. Georg Preidler won the green jersey for the mountains classification, riding for Team Sunweb, while Wanty–Groupe Gobert rider Marco Minnaard won the white jersey for the intermediate sprints classification. The teams classification was won by Team Sky, with three of the squad's riders – Wout Poels, Diego Rosa and Mikel Landa – in fourth, fifth and sixth overall respectively.

## Teams

21 teams were invited to take part in the race. These included nine UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI Professional Continental teams and two UCI Continental teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* Bahrain–Merida
* Cannondale–Drapac
* FDJ
* Lotto–Soudal
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Movistar Team
* Team Sky
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Cofidis
* Direct Énergie
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Vérandas Willems–Crelan
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
UCI Continental teams
* Burgos BH
* Euskadi Basque Country–Murias

## Route

Stage schedule :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 15 February | Rincón de la Victoria to Granada | 155 km (96 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| 2 | 16 February | Torredonjimeno to Mancha Real | 179 km (111 mi) | Mountain stage | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) |
| 3 | 17 February | Lucena to Lucena | 11.9 km (7 mi) | Individual time trial | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) |
| 4 | 18 February | La Campana to Seville | 178.5 km (111 mi) | Flat stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| 5 | 19 February | Setenil de las Bodegas to Coín | 151.5 km (94 mi) | Hilly stage | Tim Wellens (BEL) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 15 February 2017 — Rincón de la Victoria to Granada, 155 km (96 mi)

Result of Stage 1 & General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 4h 02' 28" |
| 2 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 3 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 4 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 7 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ | + 5" |
| 8 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 9 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 5" |
| 10 | Warren Barguil (FRA) | Team Sunweb | + 5" |

### Stage 2
#### 16 February 2017 — Torredonjimeno to Mancha Real, 179 km (111 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ | 4h 44' 03" |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 4 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 7" |
| 5 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 6 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 7 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 13" |
| 8 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | FDJ | + 28" |
| 9 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 46" |
| 10 | Floris De Tier (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 46" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | 8h 46' 33" |
| 2 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ | + 3" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 5" |
| 4 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 5" |
| 5 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 7" |
| 6 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 11" |
| 7 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 8 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | FDJ | + 26" |
| 9 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 49" |
| 10 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 1' 08" |

### Stage 3
#### 17 February 2017 — Lucena to Lucena, 11.9 km (7 mi), Individual time trial (ITT)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 14' 55" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 7" |
| 4 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ | + 9" |
| 5 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 9" |
| 6 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 16" |
| 7 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 20" |
| 8 | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 9 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | FDJ | + 25" |
| 10 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 28" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 9h 01' 34" |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1" |
| 3 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ | + 6" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 5 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 45" |
| 6 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Sky | + 48" |
| 7 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | FDJ | + 52" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 29" |
| 9 | Ondřej Cink (CZE) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 50" |

### Stage 4
#### 18 February 2017 — La Campana to Seville, 178.5 km (111 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 4h 10' 33" |
| 2 | Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 4 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 5 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 6 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 7 | Roman Maikin (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 8 | Maxime Farazijn (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 9 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 0" |
| 10 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 13h 12' 07" |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1" |
| 3 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ | + 6" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 5 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 45" |
| 6 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Sky | + 48" |
| 7 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | FDJ | + 52" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 29" |
| 9 | Ondřej Cink (CZE) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 50" |

### Stage 5
#### 19 February 2017 — Setenil de las Bodegas to Coín, 151.5 km (94 mi)

Result of Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 3h 58' 31" |
| 2 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 0" |
| 3 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 4 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 5 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 6 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 7 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 34" |
| 8 | Héctor Sáez (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 45" |
| 9 | Iván García (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 45" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 17h 12' 23" |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1" |
| 3 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ | + 6" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 5 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 45" |
| 6 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Sky | + 48" |
| 7 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | FDJ | + 52" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 29" |
| 9 | Ondřej Cink (CZE) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 50" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2017 Vuelta a Andalucía, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a red jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Vuelta a Andalucía, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a yellow 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, 13 for fourth, 11 for fifth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place. There was also a sprints classification for the points awarded at designated intermediate sprints, where the leadership of which was marked by a white jersey.
The fourth jersey represented the mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. 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.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Points classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Georg Preidler | Daniel Turek | Alejandro Valverde | Team Sky |
| 2 | Thibaut Pinot | Alberto Contador | Georg Preidler | Daniel Turek | Alejandro Valverde | Team Sky |
| 3 | Victor Campenaerts | Alejandro Valverde | Georg Preidler | Daniel Turek | Alejandro Valverde | Team Sky |
| 4 | Bryan Coquard | Alejandro Valverde | Georg Preidler | Daniel Turek | Alejandro Valverde | Team Sky |
| 5 | Tim Wellens | Alejandro Valverde | Georg Preidler | Marco Minnaard | Alejandro Valverde | Team Sky |
| Final | Final | Alejandro Valverde | Georg Preidler | Marco Minnaard | Alejandro Valverde | Team Sky |