# 2017 Tour des Fjords

2017 Tour des Fjords was the fifth edition of the Tour des Fjords cycle stage race. The race was won by Norwegian Team Dimension Data racer Edvald Boasson Hagen.

## Teams

Twenty teams were invited to start the race. These included three UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI Professional Continental teams and nine UCI Continental teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* Team Dimension Data
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Team Sunweb
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Team Manzana Postobón
* Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Vérandas Willems–Crelan
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
UCI Continental teams
* Team ColoQuick–Cult
* Team Coop
* Team FixIT.no
* Joker Icopal
* Riwal Platform
* Team Sparebanken Sør
* Team Tre Berg–PostNord
* Uno-X Hydrogen Development Team
* Team VéloCONCEPT

## Schedule

Stage schedule :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 24 May | Balestrand to Førde | 189.8 km (117.9 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) |
| 2 | 25 May | Gulen to Norheimsund | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Timo Roosen (NED) |
| 3 | 26 May | Odda to Karmøy | 176.9 km (109.9 mi) | Flat stage | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| 4 | 27 May | Stavanger to Sandnes | 160.4 km (99.7 mi) | Flat stage | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| 5 | 28 May | Hinna to Stavanger | 163 km (101.3 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 24 May 2017 – Balestrand to Førde, 189.8 km (117.9 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 4h 35' 16" |
| 2 | Daniel Turek (CZE) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 3 | Héctor Sáez (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 4 | Torkil Veyhe (DEN) | Team ColoQuick–Cult | + 0" |
| 5 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Team Dimension Data | + 27" |
| 6 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 27" |
| 7 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 27" |
| 8 | André Looij (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 27" |
| 9 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 27" |
| 10 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 27" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Turek (CZE) | Israel Cycling Academy | 4h 35' 02" |
| 2 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 2" |
| 3 | Héctor Sáez (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 10" |
| 4 | Torkil Veyhe (DEN) | Team ColoQuick–Cult | + 12" |
| 5 | Ole Forfang (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 35" |
| 6 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Team Dimension Data | + 41" |
| 7 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 41" |
| 8 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 41" |
| 9 | André Looij (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 41" |
| 10 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 41" |

### Stage 2
#### 25 May 2017 – Gulen to Norheimsund, 183.1 km (113.8 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 4h 45' 06" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 3" |
| 3 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 3" |
| 4 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 3" |
| 5 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 3" |
| 6 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 3" |
| 7 | Leszek Pluciński (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 3" |
| 8 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 3" |
| 9 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 3" |
| 10 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 3" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 9h 20' 12" |
| 2 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 24" |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 31" |
| 4 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 36" |
| 5 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 40" |
| 6 | Andreas Vangstad (NOR) | Team Sparebanken Sør | + 40" |
| 7 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 40" |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 40" |
| 9 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 40" |
| 10 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 40" |

### Stage 3
#### 26 May 2017 – Odda to Karmøy, 176.9 km (109.9 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 4h 25' 28" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 3 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 0" |
| 4 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 5 | André Looij (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 7 | Michael Carbel (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 0" |
| 8 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 0" |
| 9 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 10 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 13h 45' 40" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 21" |
| 3 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 24" |
| 4 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 32" |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 38" |
| 6 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 40" |
| 7 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 40" |
| 8 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 40" |
| 9 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 40" |
| 10 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 43" |

### Stage 4
#### 27 May 2017 – Stavanger to Sandnes, 160.4 km (99.7 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 4h 03' 58" |
| 2 | Torkil Veyhe (DEN) | Team ColoQuick–Cult | + 1" |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 3" |
| 4 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 3" |
| 5 | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | Team Dimension Data | + 3" |
| 6 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 3" |
| 7 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 3" |
| 8 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3" |
| 9 | Trond Trondsen (NOR) | Team Sparebanken Sør | + 3" |
| 10 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 3" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 17h 49' 41" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 5" |
| 3 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 24" |
| 4 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 32" |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 38" |
| 6 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 38" |
| 7 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 40" |
| 8 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 43" |
| 9 | Andreas Vangstad (NOR) | Team Sparebanken Sør | + 44" |
| 10 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 44" |

### Stage 5
#### 28 May 2017 – Hinna to Stavanger, 163 km (101.3 mi)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 3h 46' 55" |
| 2 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 3 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 4 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 0" |
| 5 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 6 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 7 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 8 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 9 | Patrick Clausen (DEN) | Riwal Platform | + 0" |
| 10 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 21h 36' 25" |
| 2 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 9" |
| 3 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 29" |
| 4 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 43" |
| 5 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 47" |
| 6 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 50" |
| 7 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 51" |
| 8 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 51" |
| 9 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 54" |
| 10 | Andreas Vangstad (NOR) | Team Sparebanken Sør | + 55" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2017 Tour des Fjords, 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 yellow jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour des Fjords, 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 | 9 | 10 |
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a polka-dot 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 first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
Points for the points classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Stage finishes | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Intermediate sprints | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 10 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 20 points, with 16 for second, 14 for third and so on, down to 1 point for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 6–4–2 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
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 | Dries Van Gestel | Daniel Turek | Daniel Turek | Markus Hoelgaard | Daniel Turek | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2 | Timo Roosen | Dries Van Gestel | Daniel Turek | Wilmar Paredes | Dries Van Gestel | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dries Van Gestel | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Wilmar Paredes | Dries Van Gestel | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dries Van Gestel | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Wilmar Paredes | Dries Van Gestel | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij |
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Wilmar Paredes | Dries Van Gestel | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij |
| Final | Final | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Wilmar Paredes | Dries Van Gestel | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij |

## 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 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 21h 36' 25" |
| 2 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 9" |
| 3 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 29" |
| 4 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 43" |
| 5 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 47" |
| 6 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 50" |
| 7 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 51" |
| 8 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 51" |
| 9 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 54" |
| 10 | Andreas Vangstad (NOR) | Team Sparebanken Sør | + 55" |

### Points classification

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 100 |
| 2 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 56 |
| 3 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | 54 |
| 4 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 39 |
| 5 | Torkil Veyhe (DEN) | Team ColoQuick–Cult | 38 |
| 6 | Daniel Turek (CZE) | Israel Cycling Academy | 36 |
| 7 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 32 |
| 8 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 18 |
| 9 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Team Dimension Data | 17 |
| 10 | Jon Irisarri (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 16 |

### Mountains classification

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Wilmar Paredes (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | 32 |
| 2 | Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) | Joker Icopal | 25 |
| 3 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 24 |
| 4 | Torkil Veyhe (DEN) | Team ColoQuick–Cult | 21 |
| 5 | Kevin Van Melsen (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 13 |
| 6 | Jay Thomson (RSA) | Team Dimension Data | 12 |
| 7 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 12 |
| 8 | Jon Irisarri (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 11 |
| 9 | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | Team Dimension Data | 8 |
| 10 | Héctor Sáez (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 8 |

### Young rider classification

Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 21h 36' 34" |
| 2 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 20" |
| 3 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 38" |
| 4 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 42" |
| 5 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 42" |
| 6 | Andreas Vangstad (NOR) | Team Sparebanken Sør | + 46" |
| 7 | Jesper Schultz (DEN) | Team ColoQuick–Cult | + 3' 30" |
| 8 | Daniel Turek (CZE) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 3' 39" |
| 9 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 3' 53" |
| 10 | Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (DEN) | Riwal Platform | + 4' 19" |

### Teams classification

Result :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 64h 51' 56" |
| 2 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 2' 30" |
| 3 | Team Dimension Data | + 3' 27" |
| 4 | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 4' 37" |
| 5 | Team ColoQuick–Cult | + 14' 56" |
| 6 | Joker Icopal | + 15' 49" |
| 7 | Riwal Platform | + 23' 36" |
| 8 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 32' 43" |
| 9 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 35' 25" |
| 10 | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 45' 10" |