The 2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 23 April. It was the 103rd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the eighteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[2][3] It was won for the fourth time by Alejandro Valverde.[4]
2017 UCI World Tour, race 18 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 23 April 2017 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 258 km (160.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 24' 27"[1] | ||||||||||||
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Teams
editAs Liège–Bastogne–Liège 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.[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 6h 24' 27" |
2 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | 0" |
3 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 3" |
4 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 3" |
5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | 3" |
6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 3" |
7 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Orica–Scott | 3" |
8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Orica–Scott | 7" |
9 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Cannondale–Drapac | 7" |
10 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 7" |
References
edit- ^ a b "Classifications 2017". Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Amaury Sport Organisation. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Alejandro Valverde wins after tributes for Scarponi". BBC Sport. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Powlison, Spencer (21 February 2017). "Liège-Bastogne-Liège reshuffles route, invites 2017 wildcard teams". VeloNews. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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