# 2017 in men's road cycling

2017 in men's road cycling is about the 2017 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.

## UCI World Ranking

In 2016, the UCI launched a new ranking system for men's road racing. This ranking will continue in 2017.

### Year-end ranking
## World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Bergen, Norway, from 17 to 24 September 2017.
Events at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships :
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Championship Team Time Trial | September 17 | Team Sunweb | BMC Racing Team | Team Sky |
| World Championship Time Trial | September 20 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Chris Froome (GBR) |
| World Championship Road Race | September 24 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Michael Matthews (AUS) |

## Grand Tours

Grand Tours in the 2017 season :
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Giro d'Italia | May 6–28 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
| Tour de France | July 1–23 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Romain Bardet (FRA) |
| Vuelta a España | August 19 – September 10 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) |

## UCI World Tour

For the 2017 season, the UCI added ten new events to the World Tour calendar.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Santos Tour Down Under | 17–22 January | Richie Porte (AUS) | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Jay McCarthy (AUS) |
| Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race | 29 January | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Cameron Meyer (AUS) |
| Abu Dhabi Tour | 23–26 February | Rui Costa (POR) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 25 February | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) |
| Strade Bianche | 4 March | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| Paris–Nice | 5–12 March | Sergio Henao (COL) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 8–14 March | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) |
| Milan–San Remo | 18 March | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | 20–26 March | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Marc Soler (ESP) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 22 March | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) |
| Record Bank E3 Harelbeke | 24 March | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Oliver Naesen (BEL) |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 26 March | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| Ronde van Vlaanderen | 2 April | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Niki Terpstra (NED) |
| Vuelta al País Vasco | 3–8 April | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Ion Izagirre (ESP) |
| Paris–Roubaix | 9 April | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) |
| Amstel Gold Race | 16 April | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Michael Albasini (SUI) |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 19 April | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Dan Martin (IRL) | Dylan Teuns (BEL) |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 23 April | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Dan Martin (IRL) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
| Tour de Romandie | 25–30 April | Richie Porte (AUS) | Simon Yates (GBR) | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz | 1 May | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Rick Zabel (GER) | John Degenkolb (GER) |
| Amgen Tour of California | 14-21 May | George Bennett (NZL) | Rafał Majka (POL) | Andrew Talansky (USA) |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | 4–11 June | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Richie Porte (AUS) | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| Tour de Suisse | 10–18 June | Simon Špilak (SLO) | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) |
| Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián | 29 July | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Bauke Mollema (NED) |
| Tour de Pologne | 29 July – 4 August | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Rafał Majka (POL) | Wout Poels (NED) |
| Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic | 30 July | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Michael Matthews (AUS) |
| BinckBank Tour | 7–13 August | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) |
| Cyclassics Hamburg | 20 August | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| Bretagne Classic Ouest-France | 27 August | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | 8 September | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Michael Matthews (AUS) |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 10 September | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) |
| Il Lombardia | 7 October | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Gianni Moscon (ITA) |
| Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey | 10–15 October | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Fausto Masnada (ITA) |
| Tour of Guangxi | 19-24 October | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Nicolas Roche (IRL) |

## UCI tours

| Tour | Individual champion | Team champion | Nations champion |
| World Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team) | Team Sky | No nation ranking |
| Africa Tour | Willie Smit (RSA) | Bike Aid | Eritrea |
| America Tour | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) (Jelly Belly–Maxxis) | Rally Cycling | Colombia |
| Asia Tour | Mauricio Ortega (COL) (RTS–Monton Racing Team) | Team Ukyo | Kazakhstan |
| Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (Cofidis) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | France |
| Oceania Tour | Lucas Hamilton (AUS) (Mitchelton Scott) | Mitchelton Scott | Australia |

## 2.HC Category Races

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Dubai Tour | January 31 – February 4 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | John Degenkolb (GER) |
| Tour of Oman | February 14–19 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Rui Costa (POR) | Fabio Aru (ITA) |
| Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol | February 15–19 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) |
| Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta | February 15–19 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
| Le Tour de Langkawi | February 22 – March 1 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Cameron Bayly (AUS) | Alberto Cecchin (ITA) |
| Three Days of De Panne | March 28–30 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| Tour of the Alps | April 17–21 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) |
| Four Days of Dunkirk | May 9–14 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Sander Armée (BEL) | Oliver Naesen (BEL) |
| Tour of Norway | May 17–21 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Pieter Weening (NED) |
| Baloise Belgium Tour | May 24–28 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Tony Martin (GER) |
| Tour de Luxembourg | May 31 – June 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
| Tour of Qinghai Lake | July 16–29 | Yonathan Monsalve (VEN) | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | Björn Thurau (GER) |
| VOO-Tour de Wallonie | July 22–26 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) |
| The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah | July 31 – August 6 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Gavin Mannion (USA) | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) |
| Vuelta a Burgos | August 1–5 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Enric Mas (ESP) | David de la Cruz (ESP) |
| Colorado Classic | August 10–13 | Manuel Senni (ITA) | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Alex Howes (USA) |
| Arctic Race of Norway | August 10–13 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | August Jensen (NOR) | Michel Kreder (NED) |
| Tour of Britain | September 3–10 | Lars Boom (NED) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Stefan Küng (SUI) |
| PostNord Danmark Rundt | September 12–16 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Casper Pedersen (DEN) |
| Tour of Hainan | October 28 – November 5 | Jacopo Mosca (ITA) | Benjamin Prades (ESP) | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) |

## 1.HC Category Races

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Trofeo Laigueglia | February 12 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Mauro Finetto (ITA) |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | February 26 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Luke Rowe (GBR) |
| GP Industria & Artigianato | March 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) |
| Nokere Koerse | March 15 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Adam Blythe (GBR) | Joeri Stallaert (BEL) |
| Scheldeprijs | April 5 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| Brabantse Pijl | April 12 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) |
| GP de Denain | April 13 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) |
| GP di Lugano | May 7 | Iuri Filosi (ITA) | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Davide Orrico (ITA) |
| GP du canton d'Argovie | June 8 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | John Degenkolb (GER) | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
| Brussels Cycling Classic | September 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Marko Kump (SLO) | André Greipel (GER) |
| GP de Fourmies | September 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Rüdiger Selig (GER) |
| Primus Classic | September 16 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | André Greipel (GER) |
| Giro dell'Emilia | September 30 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) |
| GP Bruno Beghelli | October 1 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| Tour de l'Eurométropole | October 1 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Anthony Turgis (FRA) |
| Tre Valli Varesine | October 3 | Alexandre Geniez (FRA) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
| Sparkassen Münsterland Giro | October 3 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | André Greipel (GER) |
| Milano–Torino | October 5 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Adam Yates (GBR) | Fabio Aru (ITA) |
| Paris–Tours | October 8 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Niki Terpstra (NED) |
| Japan Cup | October 22 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Benjamin Prades (ESP) | Takeaki Amezawa (JPN) |

## Championships
### Continental Championships

| Championships | Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| African Championships Egypt | Road race | February 19 | Willie Smit (RSA) | Meron Abraham (ERI) | Ahmed Amine Galdoune (MAR) |
| African Championships Egypt | Individual time trial | February 16 | Meron Teshome (ERI) | Stefan De Bod (RSA) | Awet Habtom (ERI) |
| African Championships Egypt | Team time trial | February 14 | Eritrea | Algeria | Rwanda |
| Pan American Championships Dominican Republic | Road race | May 7 | Nelson Soto (COL) | José Aguirre (MEX) | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) |
| Pan American Championships Dominican Republic | Individual time trial | May 5 | José Luis Rodríguez Aguilar (CHI) | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Manuel Rodas (GUA) |
| Asian Championships Bahrain | Road race | March 2 | Park Sang-hong (KOR) | Yousef Mirza (UAE) | Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) |
| Asian Championships Bahrain | Individual time trial | February 27 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Choe Hyeong-min (KOR) | Cheung King Lok (HKG) |
| Asian Championships Bahrain | Team time trial | February 25 | Kazakhstan | Japan | Hong Kong |
| European Championships Denmark | Road race | August 6 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Moreno Hofland (NED) |
| European Championships Denmark | Individual time trial | August 3 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Ryan Mullen (IRL) |
| Oceanian Championships Australia | Road race | March 11 | Sean Lake (AUS) | Neil Van der Ploeg (AUS) | Jesse Featonby (AUS) |
| Oceanian Championships Australia | Individual time trial | March 9 | Sean Lake (AUS) | Benjamin Dyball (AUS) | Hamish Bond (NZL) |

### National Championships
## UCI Teams
### UCI WorldTeams

The UCI has granted a UCI WorldTour licence to the following eighteen teams:
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cannondale–Drapac
* Team Dimension Data
* Quick-Step Floors
* FDJ
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Orica–Scott
* Bahrain–Merida
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Team Sky
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates