2017 E3 Harelbeke
The 2017 Record Bank E3 Harelbeke was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 24 March. It was the 60th edition of the E3 Harelbeke and was the eleventh event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. In a three-up sprint finish of Belgian riders, Greg Van Avermaet () took the race victory ahead of national champion Philippe Gilbert from the team, while the podium placings were completed by 's Oliver Naesen. Teams. As E3 Harelbeke was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team  in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton. Route. The -long E3 Harelbeke commenced in the centre of Harelbeke and moved east to its most eastern point at Ninove after before turning west and traveling through the Flemish Ardennes with fifteen climbs. The Tiegemberg, the last climb of the day, was located from the finish.