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

Main article: UCI World Ranking

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

Current Top 10

UCI World Rankings (Individual), as of 6 November 2016[1]
Rank Rider Team Points Prev Move
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff 5359 1 Steady
2  Chris Froome (GBR) Team Sky 3771 2 Steady
3  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team 3711.25 3 Steady
4  Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team 3568.25 4 Steady
5  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team 2916 5 Steady
6  Romain Bardet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale 2552 6 Steady
7  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 2426 7 Steady
8  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff 2419 8 Steady
9  Diego Ulissi (ITA) Lampre–Merida 2415 9 Steady
10  Esteban Chaves (COL) Orica–BikeExchange 2169 10 Steady

Change since previous week's rankings
U23 rider

UCI World Rankings (Nations), as of 6 November 2016
Rank Nation Points Prev Move
1  France 13007 1 Steady
2  Belgium 12483.25 2 Steady
3  Italy 11922 3 Steady
4  Colombia 11875.5 4 Steady
5  Spain 11330.25 5 Steady
6  Great Britain 10309 6 Steady
7  Netherlands 8455 7 Steady
8  Australia 7719.25 8 Steady
9  Slovakia 6028.5 9 Steady
10  Norway 5779 10 Steady

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 Ref
World Championship Team Time Trial September 17
World Championship Time Trial September 20
World Championship Road Race September 24

Grand Tours

Grand Tours in the 2017 season
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Italy Giro d'Italia May 6 – 28
France Tour de France July 1 – 23
Spain Vuelta a España August 19 – September 10

UCI World Tour

Main article: 2017 UCI World Tour

For the 2017 season, the UCI added ten new events to the World Tour calendar.

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Australia Santos Tour Down Under 17–22 January
Australia Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 29 January
Qatar Tour of Qatar 6–10 February
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Tour 23–26 February
Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 25 February
Italy Strade Bianche 4 March
France Paris–Nice 5–12 March
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico 8–14 March
Italy Milan–San Remo 18 March
Spain Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 20–26 March
Belgium Dwars door Vlaanderen 22 March
Belgium Record Bank E3 Harelbeke 24 March
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem 26 March
Belgium Ronde van Vlaanderen 2 April
Spain Vuelta al País Vasco 3–8 April
France Paris–Roubaix 9 April
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race 16 April
Turkey Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 18–23 April
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne 19 April
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège 23 April
Switzerland Tour de Romandie 25–30 April
Germany Eschborn-Frankfurt Rund um den Finanzplatz 1 May
United States Amgen Tour of California 14-21 May
France Critérium du Dauphiné 4–11 June
Switzerland Tour de Suisse 10–18 June
Spain Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián 29 July
Poland Tour de Pologne 29 July  – 4 August
United Kingdom Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic 30 July
BelgiumNetherlands Eneco Tour 7–13 August
Germany Cyclassics Hamburg 20 August
France Bretagne Classic Ouest-France 27 August
Canada Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 8 September
Canada Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 10 September
Italy Il Lombardia 30 September
China Tour of Quangxi October

UCI tours

Tour Individual champion Individual champion's team Team champion Nations champion
World Tour
UCI Africa Tour
UCI America Tour
UCI Asia Tour
UCI Europe Tour
UCI Oceania Tour

2.HC Category Races

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
United Arab Emirates Dubai Tour January 31 – February 4
Oman Tour of Oman February 14 – 19
Spain Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol February 15 – 19
Portugal Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta February 15 – 19
Malaysia Le Tour de Langkawi February 22 – March 1
France Critérium International March 25 – 26
Belgium Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde March 28 – 30
Italy Giro del Trentino April 17 – 21
France 4 Jours de Dunkerque/Tour du Nord-Pas-de-Calais May 9 – 14
Norway Tour of Norway May 17 – 21
Belgium Baloise Belgium Tour May 24 – 28
Luxembourg Skoda Tour de Luxembourg May 31 – June 4
Austria Int. Österreich-Rundfahrt July 2–9
China Tour of Qinghai Lake July 16 – 29
Belgium VOO-Tour de Wallonie July 22 – 26
United States The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah July 31 – August 6
Spain Vuelta a Burgos August 1 – 5
United States Tour of Colorado August 10 – 13
Norway Arctic Race of Norway August 10 – 13
United Kingdom Tour of Britain September 3 – 10
Denmark PostNord Danmark Rundt September 12 – 16

1.HC Category Races

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Italy Trofeo Laigueglia February 12
Belgium Kuurne–Bruxelles–Kuurne February 26
Switzerland Gran Premio Città di Lugano February 26
Italy GP Industria & Artigianato March 5
Belgium Danilith-Nokere Koerse March 15
Belgium Scheldeprijs April 5
Belgium De Brabantse Pijl April 12
France GP de Denain - Porte du Hainaut/Valenciennes Métropole April 13
Switzerland GP du canton d'Argovie June 8
Belgium Brussels Cycling Classic September 2
France GP de Fourmies/La Voix du Nord September 3
Belgium Primus Classic September 16
Italy Giro dell'Emilia September 30
Italy Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli October 1

Championships

Continental Championships

Championships Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Egypt African Championships Road race February 14–19
Individual time trial
Team time trial
Dominican Republic Pan American Championships Road race May 7
Individual time trial May 4
Bahrain Asian Championships Road race March 2
Individual time trial February 27
European Championships Road race August 6
Individual time trial August 3
Australia Oceanian Cycling Championships Road race March 11
Individual time trial March 9

UCI Teams

UCI WorldTeams

The UCI has granted a UCI WorldTour licence to the following seventeen teams:[2]

Furthermore, one team's application is still under review:

References

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