# 2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

The 2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (transl. 2017 Tour of the Valencian Community) was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Valencian Community between 1 and 5 February 2017. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 68th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.
The race was won by Colombian rider Nairo Quintana for the Movistar Team, who took the race lead on the penultimate day after winning the queen stage of the race atop the Alto Mas de la Costa. The podium was completed by a pair of BMC Racing Team riders, having assumed their positions after a first-day team time trial victory; Ben Hermans finished 13 seconds behind Quintana in second, with Manuel Senni finishing third – winning the white jersey for the young rider classification as a result – a further 19 seconds in arrears. In the race's other classifications, Cyril Gautier (AG2R La Mondiale) won both the sprints and mountains classifications, Philippe Gilbert won the combination classification – for the best positioning over all classifications – for Quick-Step Floors, while the Movistar Team won the teams classification.

## Teams

25 teams were invited to take part in the race. These included twelve UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI Professional Continental teams, five UCI Continental teams and a Spanish national team.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Cannondale–Drapac
* Team Dimension Data
* FDJ
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Movistar Team
* Orica–Scott
* Quick-Step Floors
* Team Sky
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Cofidis
* Direct Énergie
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
UCI Continental teams
* Burgos BH
* Euskadi Basque Country–Murias
* Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
* Team Ukyo
* W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor
National teams
* Spain

## Route

Stage schedule :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 1 February | Orihuela to Orihuela | 37.9 km (24 mi) | Team time trial | BMC Racing Team |
| 2 | 2 February | Alicante to Dénia | 180.6 km (112 mi) | Hilly stage | Tony Martin (GER) |
| 3 | 3 February | Canals to Riba-roja de Túria | 161 km (100 mi) | Flat stage | Magnus Cort (DNK) |
| 4 | 4 February | Segorbe to Lucena del Cid | 180 km (112 mi) | Mountain stage | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
| 5 | 5 February | Paterna to Valencia | 49.5 km (31 mi) | Flat stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 1 February 2017 — Orihuela to Orihuela, 37.9 km (24 mi), team time trial (TTT)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | BMC Racing Team | 43' 17" |
| 2 | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 3 | Quick-Step Floors | + 49" |
| 4 | Movistar Team | + 1' 02" |
| 5 | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 12" |
| 6 | Astana | + 1' 16" |
| 7 | FDJ | + 1' 30" |
| 8 | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 52" |
| 9 | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 57" |
| 10 | Orica–Scott | + 2' 00" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Senni (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | 43' 17" |
| 2 | Michael Schär (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 8 | Philip Deignan (IRL) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 9 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 10 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 21" |

### Stage 2
#### 2 February 2017 — Alicante to Dénia, 180.6 km (112 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 4h 44' 35" |
| 2 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 11" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 11" |
| 4 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 11" |
| 5 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 11" |
| 6 | Amaro Antunes (POR) | W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor | + 11" |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 8 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 19" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 19" |
| 10 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Team Dimension Data | + 19" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 5h 28' 11" |
| 2 | Manuel Senni (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 4 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 37" |
| 6 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 40" |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 49" |
| 8 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 49" |
| 9 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 49" |
| 10 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 54" |

### Stage 3
#### 3 February 2017 — Canals to Riba-roja de Túria, 161 km (100 mi)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Magnus Cort (DNK) | Orica–Scott | 3h 49' 02" |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 5 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Spain (national team) | + 0" |
| 6 | Samuel Caldeira (POR) | W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor | + 0" |
| 7 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 8 | Zak Dempster (AUS) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 9 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 9h 17' 13" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Manuel Senni (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 7" |
| 4 | David López (ESP) | Team Sky | + 28" |
| 5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 44" |
| 6 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 48" |
| 7 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 49" |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 49" |
| 9 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 54" |
| 10 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 56" |

### Stage 4
#### 4 February 2017 — Segorbe to Llucena, 180 km (112 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 5h 02' 19" |
| 2 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 40" |
| 3 | Amaro Antunes (POR) | W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor | + 45" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 48" |
| 5 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 57" |
| 6 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 07" |
| 7 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 07" |
| 8 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Jakob Fuglsang (DNK) | Astana | + 1' 13" |
| 10 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 17" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 14h 20' 26" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |
| 3 | Manuel Senni (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 32" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 52" |
| 5 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 09" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DNK) | Astana | + 1' 42" |
| 7 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 53" |
| 8 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2' 12" |
| 9 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 2' 13" |
| 10 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 25" |

### Stage 5
#### 5 February 2017 — Paterna to Valencia, 49.5 km (31 mi)

Result of Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 1h 01' 23" |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 3 | Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 5 | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 6 | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 7 | Magnus Cort (DNK) | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 8 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 9 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Spain (national team) | + 0" |
| 10 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 15h 21' 49" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |
| 3 | Manuel Senni (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 32" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 52" |
| 5 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 09" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DNK) | Astana | + 1' 42" |
| 7 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 53" |
| 8 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2' 12" |
| 9 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 2' 13" |
| 10 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 25" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, five different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a green jersey. Points towards the classification were accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white polka dots. 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.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1992 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. In addition, there was a combination classification, calculated by adding the numeral ranks of each cyclist in the general, sprints and mountains classifications – a rider must have scored in all classifications possible to qualify for the combination classification – with the lowest cumulative total signifying the winner of this competition.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints classification | Mountains classification | Combination classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | BMC Racing Team | Manuel Senni | not awarded | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Manuel Senni | BMC Racing Team |
| 2 | Tony Martin | Greg Van Avermaet | Cyril Gautier | Johann van Zyl | Cyril Gautier | Manuel Senni | BMC Racing Team |
| 3 | Magnus Cort | Greg Van Avermaet | Cyril Gautier | Johann van Zyl | Cyril Gautier | Manuel Senni | BMC Racing Team |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana | Nairo Quintana | Cyril Gautier | Cyril Gautier | Philippe Gilbert | Manuel Senni | Movistar Team |
| 5 | Bryan Coquard | Nairo Quintana | Cyril Gautier | Cyril Gautier | Philippe Gilbert | Manuel Senni | Movistar Team |
| Final | Final | Nairo Quintana | Cyril Gautier | Cyril Gautier | Philippe Gilbert | Manuel Senni | Movistar Team |