2017 Dwars door Vlaanderen

The 2017 Dwars door Vlaanderen is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 22 March. It was the 72nd edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen, and the first since it was promoted to World Tour level – as the tenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[2][3]

2017 Dwars door Vlaanderen
2017 UCI World Tour, race 10 of 37
Race details
Dates22 March 2017
Stages1
Distance203.4 km (126.4 mi)
Winning time4h 47' 26"[1]
Results
  Winner  Yves Lampaert (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)
  Second  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)
  Third  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (Astana})

The race was won by local[4] rider Yves Lampaert – riding for the Quick-Step Floors team – who soloed away to the victory after making the race-defining split along with teammate Philippe Gilbert, Alexey Lutsenko from the Astana team, and Orica–Scott's Luke Durbridge.[5] Lampaert attacked with 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) remaining and ultimately won the race by 39 seconds ahead of Gilbert, who led home Lutsenko and Durbridge in a sprint for second place.

Teams

As a new event to the UCI World Tour, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, sixteen of the eighteen WorldTeams – all except Team Dimension Data and Team Sky – competed in the race.[6] Nine UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[7]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Route

The race started in Roeselare and followed a 203.4-kilometre (126.4 mi) course to finish in Waregem. It began with a long flat section that took the riders generally east from Roeselare and into Waregem; it then left the town and went south. At Avelgem, the course turned back east again to cross the first climb, the Nieuwe Kwaremont, after 92 kilometres (57 mi). This was followed by the climb of the Kattenberg, then the cobbled flat sectors of the Holleweg and the Haaghoek, then the climbs of the Leberg and the Berendries. After the next climb, the Valkenberg, the course turned back west towards the finish, with 70 kilometres (43 mi) remaining. The Eikenberg and the Taaienberg followed soon after, then the combination of the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. After the final flat cobbled sector, the Varentstraat, the course turned north for the final three climbs: the Vossenhol (Tiegemberg), Holstraat and Nokereberg. From the summit of Nokereberg, there were around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the finish in Waregem.

Categorised climbs and cobbles
Climbs and cobbled sections in the 2017 Dwars door Vlaanderen
No. Name Distance from Surface Length
(metres)		 Gradient (%)
Start
(km)		 Finish
(km)		 (ave.) (max.)
1 Nieuwe Kwaremont 90.7 112.7 asphalt 2000 4.2% 8%
2 Kattenberg 110.1 93.3 asphalt 740 5.9% 8.2%
– Holleweg 110.8 92.6 cobbles 1500 —
– Haaghoek 119.5 83.9 cobbles 1700 —
3 Leberg 122.4 81.0 asphalt 700 6.1% 14%
4 Berendries 126.6 76.8 asphalt 900 7.2% 14%
5 Valkenberg 131.6 71.8 asphalt 540 8.1% 12.8%
6 Eikenberg 144.4 59.0 cobbles 1250 5.8% 10%
7 Taaienberg 150.1 53.3 cobbles 530 6.6% 15.8%
8 Oude Kwaremont 167.9 35.5 cobbles 1500 4% 11.6%
9 Paterberg 171.4 32.0 cobbles 365 12.9% 20.3%
– Varentstraat 177.2 26.2 cobbles 2000 —
10 Tiegemberg 182.1 21.3 asphalt 1400 6.5% 9%
11 Holstraat 186.5 16.9 asphalt 1000 5.2% 12%
12 Nokereberg 194.0 9.4 cobbles 500 5.7% 6.7%
– Herlegemstraat 196.7 6.7 cobbles 800 —

Result
Result[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Quick-Step Floors 4h 47' 26"
2  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 39"
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 39"
4  Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–Scott + 39"
5  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 1' 03"
6  Oliver Naesen (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 1' 03"
7  Tiesj Benoot (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 1' 03"
8  Dylan van Baarle (NED) Cannondale–Drapac + 1' 03"
9  Mitchell Docker (AUS) Orica–Scott + 1' 03"
10  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 03"

References
  1. "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. Decaluwé, Brecht (22 March 2017). "Exuberant victory for local boy Lampaert in Dwars door Vlaanderen". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. Decaluwé, Brecht; O'Shea, Sadhbh (22 March 2017). "Dwars door Vlaanderen: Lampaert parlays Quick-Step tactics to victory". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. "Topsport-Vlaanderen en Wanty krijgen wildcard voor Dwars door Vlaanderen" [Topsport-Vlaanderen and Wanty get wildcard for Dwars door Vlaanderen]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). De Persgroep. Belga. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Sky en Dimension Data zijn er niet bij. [Sky and Dimension Data are not there.]
  7. "Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers la Flandre: List of participants" (PDF). Dwars door Vlaanderen. Flanders Classics. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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