# 2017 in women's road cycling

2017 in women's road cycling is about the 2017 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2017 UCI Women's Teams.

## World Championships

The World Road Championships is set to be held in Bergen, Norway.
| | Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Road Championships | Team Time Trial | 17 September | Team Sunweb | Boels–Dolmans | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling |
| World Road Championships | Team Time Trial | 17 September | Lucinda Brand (NED) Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Floortje Mackaij (NED) Coryn Rivera (USA) Sabrina Stultiens (NED) Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Chantal Blaak (NED) Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) Megan Guarnier (USA) Christine Majerus (LUX) Amy Pieters (NED) Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Stephanie Gaumnitz (GER) Lisa Klein (GER) Clara Koppenburg (GER) Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) |
| World Road Championships | Individual Time Trial | 19 September | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) |
| World Road Championships | Road Race | 23 September | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) |

## UCI Women's WorldTour

Races in the 2017 UCI Women's World Tour :
| Race (viewtalkedit) | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Leader |
| Strade Bianche | 4 March | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 |
| Ronde van Drenthe | 11 March | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Boels–Dolmans | Elena Cecchini (ITA) Canyon–SRAM | Lucinda Brand (NED) Team Sunweb | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | 19 March | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Astana | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 26 March | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle High5 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 |
| Tour of Flanders | 2 April | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb | Gracie Elvin (AUS) Orica–Scott | Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb |
| Amstel Gold Race | 16 April | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Dead heat Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (WM3 Pro Cycling) Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Orica–Scott) | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 19 April | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 23 April | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Orica–Scott |
| Tour of Chongming Island | 5–7 May | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle High5 | Kirsten Wild (NED) Cylance Pro Cycling | Chloe Hosking (AUS) Alé–Cipollini | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Orica–Scott |
| Tour of California | 11–14 May | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Astana | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| The Women's Tour | 7–11 June | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling | Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans | Hannah Barnes (GBR) Canyon–SRAM | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling |
| Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile | 30 June–9 July | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Orica–Scott | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| La Course by Le Tour de France | 20 July | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Orica–Scott | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| RideLondon Classique | 29 July | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Lisa Brennauer (GER) Canyon–SRAM | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT | 11 August | Boels–Dolmans | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Canyon–SRAM | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour | 13 August | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | Marianne Vos (NED) WM3 Pro Cycling | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Sunweb | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| Ladies Tour of Norway | 17–20 August | Marianne Vos (NED) WM3 Pro Cycling | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans | Ellen van Dijk (NED) Team Sunweb | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| GP de Plouay-Lorient Agglomération | 26 August | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) Boels–Dolmans | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Canyon–SRAM | Sarah Roy (AUS) Orica–Scott | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| Holland Ladies Tour | 29 August–3 September | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Orica–Scott | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans | Ellen van Dijk (NED) Team Sunweb | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
| Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta | 10 September | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle High5 | Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb | Roxane Fournier (FRA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans |
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* ↑ Race officials were unable to split Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (WM3 Pro Cycling) and Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Orica–Scott) in the photo-finish.

## Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. † | Winner | Second | Third |
| Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (details) | January 28 | 1.2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Ruth Winder (USA) | Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN) |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (details) | February 25 | 1.1 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| Omloop van het Hageland (details) | February 26 | 1.1 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Sarah Roy (AUS) |
| Le Samyn des Dames (details) | March 1 | 1.2 | Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) | Amy Pieters (NED) | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) |
| Acht van Westerveld (details) | March 12 | 1.2 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen (details) | March 22 | 1.1 | Lotta Lepistö (FIN) | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Lisa Brennauer (GER) |
| Pajot Hills Classic (details) | March 29 | 1.2 | Annette Edmondson (AUS) | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) |
| Grand Prix de Dottignies (details) | April 3 | 1.2 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Jelena Erić (SRB) |
| EPZ Omloop van Borsele (details) | April 22 | 1.1 | Riejanne Markus (NED) | Eugenia Bujak (POL) | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| GP della Liberazione (details) | April 25 | 1.2 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Soraya Paladin (ITA) |
| Tour de Yorkshire (details) | April 29 | 1.2 | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) | Coryn Rivera (USA) | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) |
| Trofee Maarten Wynants (details) | May 7 | 1.2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Eva Buurman (NED) |
| Rabobank Marianne Vos Classic (details) | May 13 | 1.2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Moniek Tenniglo (NED) | Demi de Jong (NED) |
| Dwars door de Westhoek (details) | May 14 | 1.1 | Valentina Scandolara (ITA) | Natalie van Gogh (ITA) | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) |
| Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria (details) | May 16 | 1.2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Shara Gillow (AUS) | Eider Merino (ESP) |
| Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta (details) | May 20 | 1.2 | Nina Buysman (NED) | Loes Adegeest (NED) | Lucy Garner (GBR) |
| Ronde van Gelderland (details) | April 21 | 1.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| La Classique Morbihan (details) | May 25 | 1.1 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) |
| Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames (details) | May 26 | 1.1 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Shara Gillow (AUS) |
| Horizon Park Women Challenge (details) | May 27 | 1.2 | Alžbeta Pavlendová (SVK) | Taisa Naskovich (BLR) | Maryna Ivaniuk (UKR) |
| VR Women ITT (details) | May 28 | 1.2 | Hanna Solovey (UKR) | Olga Shekel (UKR) | Valeriya Kononenko (UKR) |
| Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik (details) | May 28 | 1.1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) |
| Winston-Salem Cycling Classic (details) | May 29 | 1.2 | Lauren Stephens (USA) | Leah Thomas (USA) | Lauretta Hanson (AUS) |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau (details) | June 1 | 1.1 | Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Kirsti Lay (CAN) | Kendall Ryan (USA) |
| Chrono Gatineau (details) | June 2 | 1.1 | Lauren Stephens (USA) | Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) | Amber Neben (USA) |
| Zuidkempense Ladies Classic (details) | June 4 | 1.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT (details) | June 9 | 1.2 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) | Eugenia Bujak (POL) | Elinor Barker (GBR) |
| Diamond Tour (details) | June 11 | 1.1 | Nina Kessler (NED) | Monique van de Ree (NED) | Chiara Consonni (ITA) |
| Giro del Trentino Alto Adige – Sudtirol (details) | June 17 | 1.1 | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Hanna Nilsson (SWE) | Sina Frei (SUI) |
| White Spot / Delta Road Race (details) | July 9 | 1.2 | Kendall Ryan (USA) | Elizabeth Williams (AUS) | Holly Edmondston (NZL) |
| Grand Prix of Boise (details) | July 14 | 1.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Erondegemse Pijl (details) | August 5 | 1.2 | Julia Soek (NED) | Rachel Neylan (AUS) | Esther Van Veen (NED) |
| Chrono Champenois (details) | September 10 | 1.1 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite (details) | September 30 | 1.1 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Rossella Ratto (ITA) |
| Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite (details) | October 1 | 1.1 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Letizia Paternoster (ITA) |
| Chrono des Nations (details) | October 15 | 1.1 | Audrey Cordon (FRA) | Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) | Hayley Simmonds (GBR) |
| Tour of Guangxi Women's Elite World Challenge (details) | October 24 | 1.1 | Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA) | Amy Cure (AUS) | Lucy Garner (GBR) |
| Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge (details) | November 19 | 1.1 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Vita Heine (NOR) | Christa Riffel (GER) |
† The clock symbol denotes a race which takes the form of a one-day time trial.

## Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. | Winner | Second | Third |
| Santos Women's Tour (details) | January 14–17 | 2.2 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Janneke Ensing (NED) | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Setmana Ciclista Valenciana (details) | March 8–11 | 2.2 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) |
| Joe Martin Stage Race (details) | March 30–April 2 | 2.2 | Ruth Winder (USA) | Lauren Stephens (USA) | Claire Rose (GBR) |
| Healthy Ageing Tour (details) | April 5–9 | 2.2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Lisa Brennauer (GER) |
| Tour of the Gila (details) | April 19–23 | 2.2 | Tayler Wiles (USA) | Katie Hall (USA) | Leah Thomas (USA) |
| Gracia–Orlová (details) | April 27–30 | 2.2 | Riejanne Markus (NED) | Anouska Koster (NED) | Moniek Tenniglo (NED) |
| Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs (details) | April 28–30 | 2.1 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Eugenia Bujak (POL) | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) |
| Tour of Zhoushan Island (details) | May 10–12 | 2.1 | Charlotte Becker (GER) | Anastasiia Iakovenko (RUS) | Emilie Moberg (NOR) |
| Emakumeen Euskal Bira (details) | May 17–21 | 2.1 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) |
| Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska (details) | July 6–9 | 2.2 | Ruth Winder (USA) | Tayler Wiles (USA) | Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) |
| Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (details) | July 12–18 | 2.1 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Hayley Simmonds (GBR) |
| BeNe Ladies Tour (details) | July 13–16 | 2.1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Alice Barnes (GBR) | Annette Edmondson (AUS) |
| Cascade Cycling Classic (details) | July 19–23 | 2.2 | Allie Dragoo (USA) | Sara Poidevin (CAN) | Jasmin Glaesser (CAN) |
| Tour de Pologne Féminin | July 23–27 | 2.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica (details) | July 26–30 | 2.2 | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) | Blanca Liliana Moreno (COL) | Lilibeth Chacón (COL) |
| La Route de France (details) | August 5–13 | 2.1 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Trophée d'Or Féminin (details) | August 21–24 | 2.2 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (details) | September 5–8 | 2.1 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Ruth Winder (USA) | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (details) | September 5–10 | 2.2 | Lucy Kennedy (AUS) | Hanna Nilsson (SWE) | Leah Thomas (USA) |
| Giro della Toscana (details) | September 8–10 | 2.2 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Ewelina Szbiak (POL) |
| Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz (details) | October 24–29 | 2.2 | Ana Sanabria (COL) | Lilibeth Chacón (COL) | Blanca Liliana Moreno (COL) |
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## Championships
### International Games

| Championships | Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| Southeast Asian Games | Criterium | Nguyễn Thị Thật (VIE) | Jupha Somnet (MAS) | Jutatip Maneephan (THA) |
| Southeast Asian Games | Road race | Nguyễn Thị Thật (VIE) | Jupha Somnet (MAS) | Ayustina Delia Priatna (INA) |
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Road Race | Elise Maes (LUX) | Erla Sigurlaug Sigurdardottir (ISL) | Edie Antonia Rees (LUX) |
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Team Road Race | Luxembourg | Malta | Not awarded |
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Time Trial | Antri Christoforou (CYP) | Elise Maes (LUX) | Anne-Sophie Harsch (LUX) |
| Island Games | Individual Time Trial | Christine McLean (Shetland) | Karina Bowie (JER) | Florence Cox (GUE) |
| Island Games | Team Time Trial | Guernsey | Jersey | Isle of Man |
| Island Games | Road Race | Tara Ferguson (Isle of Man) | Zoenique Williams (Bermuda) | Nicole Mitchell (Bermuda) |
| Island Games | Road Race (Team) | Isle of Man | Bermuda | Guernsey |
| Island Games | Criterium | Zandra Larsson (Gotland) | Zoenique Williams (BER) | Florence Cox (JEY) |
| Island Games | Criterium (Team) | Bermuda (BER) | Isle of Man (IOM) | Jersey (JEY) |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Road Race | Pauline Allin (FRA) | Soline Lamboley (FRA) | Lex Albrecht (CAN) |
| Caribbean Cycling Championships | Road race | Teniel Campbell (TRI) | Solymar Rivera (PUR) | Nicole Mitchell (BER) |
| Caribbean Cycling Championships | Time Trial | Teniel Campbell (TRI) | Lisa Groothuesheidkamp (CUR) | Laura Gueppois (MTQ) |
| Juegos Bolivarianos | Road race | Lilibeth Chacón (VEN) | Diana Peñuela (COL) | Paula Patiño (COL) |
| Juegos Bolivarianos | Time Trial | Aranza Villalón (CHI) | Ana Sanabria (COL) | Lilibeth Chacón (VEN) |

### Continental Championships

| Championships | Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| African Continental Championships Egypt | Road race | Aurelie Halbwachs | Kimberley Le Court | Charlene Roux |
| African Continental Championships Egypt | Individual time trial | Aurelie Halbwachs | Mossana Debesay | Juanita Venter |
| African Continental Championships Egypt | Team time trial | Eritrea Wehazit Kidane Mossana Debesay Bisrat Ghebremeskel Wegaheta Gebrihiwt | Ethiopia Selam Amha Birhan Fkadu Abrha Tsega Beyene Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru | Egypt Zayed Ahmed Ebtisam Menatalla Essam Donia Mohamed Rashwan Fatma Hagrus |
| Oceania Cycling Championships Australia | Road race | Lisen Hockings | Shannon Malseed | Lucy Kennedy |
| Oceania Cycling Championships Australia | Individual time trial | Lucy Kennedy | Rebecca Mackey | Lisen Hockings |
| Oceania Cycling Championships Australia | U23 Individual time trial | Jaime Gunning | Mikayla Harvey | Madeleine Park |
| Pan American Championships Dominican Republic | Road race | Paola Muñoz | Wellynda Do Santos | Skylar Schneider |
| Pan American Championships Dominican Republic | Individual time trial | Chloé Dygert | Tayler Wiles | Marlies Mejías |
| Asian Cycling Championships Bahrain (2017 summary) | Road race | Qianyu Yang | Ahreum Na | Miho Yoshikawa |
| Asian Cycling Championships Bahrain (2017 summary) | U23 Road race | Chiayun Li | Yao Pang | Rinata Akhmetcha |
| Asian Cycling Championships Bahrain (2017 summary) | Individual time trial | Hongyu Liang | Ju Mi Lee | Yumi Kajihara |
| Asian Cycling Championships Bahrain (2017 summary) | U23 Individual time trial | Yekaterina Yuraitis | Yao Pang | Razan Soboh |
| European Road Championships Denmark (2017 summary) | Road race | Marianne Vos (NED) | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) |
| European Road Championships Denmark (2017 summary) | Individual time trial | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
| European Road Championships Denmark (2017 summary) | Road race (U23) | Pernille Mathiesen (DEN) | Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Alice Barnes (GBR) |
| European Road Championships Denmark (2017 summary) | Individual time trial (U23) | Pernille Mathiesen (DEN) | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Lisa Klein (GER) |

## UCI teams

The country designation of each team is determined by the country of registration of the largest number of its riders, and is not necessarily the country where the team is registered or based.