# 2017 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11

The 2017 Vuelta a España began on 19 August, with Stage 21 scheduled for 10 September. The 2017 edition of the cycle race began with the only team time trial stage of the race.

## Classification 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 combination rider classification |

## Stage 1
### 19 August 2017 — Nîmes, 13.7 km (8.5 mi), team time trial (TTT)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | BMC Racing Team | 15' 58" |
| 2 | Quick-Step Floors | + 6" |
| 3 | Team Sunweb | + 6" |
| 4 | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 5 | Orica–Scott | + 17" |
| 6 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 21" |
| 7 | Lotto–Soudal | + 24" |
| 8 | Movistar Team | + 24" |
| 9 | Bahrain–Merida | + 31" |
| 10 | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 33" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 23' 21" |
| 2 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 6" |
| 8 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 6" |
| 9 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 6" |
| 10 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 6" |

## Stage 2
### 20 August 2017 — Nîmes – Gruissan, 203.4 km (126.4 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 36' 13" |
| 2 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Adam Blythe (GBR) | Aqua Blue Sport | + 0" |
| 4 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 5 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Michael Schwarzmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 7 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 0" |
| 8 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 52' 17" |
| 2 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1" |
| 3 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 3" |
| 4 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 17" |
| 5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 17" |
| 6 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 17" |
| 7 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 18" |
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 18" |
| 9 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 10 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Sky | + 21" |

## Stage 3
### 21 August 2017 — Prades Conflent Canigó – Andorra, 158.5 km (98.5 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 4h 01' 22" |
| 2 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 4 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 5 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 6 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 10 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 25" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 8h 53' 44" |
| 2 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 2" |
| 4 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 10" |
| 6 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 11" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 38" |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 39" |
| 9 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 43" |
| 10 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 48" |

## Stage 4
### 22 August 2017 — Escaldes-Engordany – Tarragona, 198.2 km (123.2 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 43' 57" |
| 2 | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 3 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 0" |
| 4 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 5 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 6 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Lorenzo Manzin (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 8 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 9 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 10 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 13h 37' 41" |
| 2 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 2" |
| 4 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 10" |
| 6 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 11" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 38" |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 39" |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 48" |
| 10 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 48" |

## Stage 5
### 23 August 2017 — Benicàssim – Alcossebre, 175.7 km (109.2 mi)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | 4h 24' 58" |
| 2 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 42" |
| 3 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 56" |
| 4 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 11" |
| 5 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 24" |
| 6 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 37" |
| 7 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 40" |
| 8 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 2' 04" |
| 9 | Matvey Mamykin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 2' 18" |
| 10 | Jérémy Maison (FRA) | FDJ | + 2' 31" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 18h 07' 10" |
| 2 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 10" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 11" |
| 4 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |
| 5 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 23" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 36" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 49" |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 50" |
| 9 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 13" |

## Stage 6
### 24 August 2017 — Villarreal – Sagunto, 204.4 km (127.0 mi)

Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 47' 02" |
| 2 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 4 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | + 8" |
| 5 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 8" |
| 6 | Warren Barguil (FRA) | Team Sunweb | + 26" |
| 7 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 26" |
| 8 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 26" |
| 9 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 26" |
| 10 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 26" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 22h 54' 38" |
| 2 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 11" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |
| 4 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 30" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 36" |
| 6 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 40" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 49" |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 50" |
| 9 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 13" |
| 10 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 1' 26" |

## Stage 7
### 25 August 2017 — Llíria – Cuenca, 207 km (128.6 mi)

Stage 7 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 43' 35" |
| 2 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 4 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 16" |
| 5 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 27" |
| 6 | Floris De Tier (BEL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 27" |
| 7 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 27" |
| 8 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) | Cofidis | + 1' 21" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 32" |
| 10 | Arnaud Courteille (FRA) | FDJ | + 1' 32" |
General classification after Stage 7 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 27h 46' 51" |
| 2 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 11" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |
| 4 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 30" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 36" |
| 6 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 40" |
| 7 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 46" |
| 8 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 49" |
| 9 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 50" |
| 10 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 13" |

## Stage 8
### 26 August 2017 — Hellín – Xorret de Catí, 199.5 km (124.0 mi)

Stage 8 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 37' 55" |
| 2 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2" |
| 4 | Serge Pauwels (BEL) | Team Dimension Data | + 26" |
| 5 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 28" |
| 6 | Michel Kreder (NED) | Aqua Blue Sport | + 32" |
| 7 | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 32" |
| 8 | Bart De Clercq (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 34" |
| 9 | Alberto Losada (ESP) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 37" |
| 10 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 04" |
General classification after Stage 8 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 32h 26' 13" |
| 2 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 28" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 41" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 53" |
| 5 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 58" |
| 6 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 06" |
| 7 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 08" |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 1' 18" |
| 9 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 41" |
| 10 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 57" |

## Stage 9
### 27 August 2017 — Orihuela – Cumbre del Sol, El Poble Nou de Benitatxell, 174 km (108.1 mi)

Stage 9 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 4h 07' 13" |
| 2 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 4" |
| 3 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 5" |
| 4 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 8" |
| 5 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 8" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 12" |
| 7 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 12" |
| 8 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 12" |
| 9 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 14" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 14" |
General classification after Stage 9 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 36h 33' 16" |
| 2 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 36" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 05" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 17" |
| 5 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 27" |
| 6 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 30" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 33" |
| 8 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 52" |
| 9 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 1' 55" |
| 10 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 2' 15" |

## Stage 10
### 29 August 2017 — Caravaca de la Cruz – ElPozo Alimentación, Alhama de Murcia, 164.8 km (102.4 mi)

Stage 10 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 34' 56" |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 19" |
| 4 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) | Team Dimension Data | + 21" |
| 5 | Alexandre Geniez (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 56" |
| 6 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 59" |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | + 2' 22" |
| 8 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 22" |
| 9 | Arnaud Courteille (FRA) | FDJ | + 2' 40" |
| 10 | Rafael Reis (POR) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 05" |
General classification after Stage 10 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 40h 12' 44" |
| 2 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 36" |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | BMC Racing Team | + 36" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 17" |
| 5 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 27" |
| 6 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 30" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 33" |
| 8 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 52" |
| 9 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | + 1' 55" |
| 10 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 2' 15" |

## Stage 11
### 30 August 2017 — Lorca – Calar Alto, 187.5 km (116.5 mi)

Stage 11 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | 5h 05' 09" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 14" |
| 4 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 14" |
| 5 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 31" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 31" |
| 7 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 31" |
| 8 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Team Sky | + 31" |
| 9 | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 02" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 14" |
General classification after Stage 11 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 45h 18' 01" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 19" |
| 3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–Scott | + 2' 33" |
| 4 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 36" |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 2' 37" |
| 6 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 2' 38" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 57" |
| 8 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 3' 01" |
| 9 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 55" |
| 10 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 4' 11" |