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

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 2  Chris Froome (GBR) Team Sky 3771 2 3  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team 3711.25 3 4  Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team 3568.25 4 5  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team 2916 5 6  Romain Bardet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale 2552 6 7  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 2426 7 8  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff 2419 8 9  Diego Ulissi (ITA) Lampre–Merida 2415 9 10  Esteban Chaves (COL) Orica–BikeExchange 2169 10 ^♦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 2  Belgium 12483.25 2 3  Italy 11922 3 4  Colombia 11875.5 4 5  Spain 11330.25 5 6  Great Britain 10309 6 7  Netherlands 8455 7 8  Australia 7719.25 8 9  Slovakia 6028.5 9 10  Norway 5779 10

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
Giro d'Italia	May 6 – 28
Tour de France	July 1 – 23
Vuelta a España	August 19 – September 10

UCI World Tour

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

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
Santos Tour Down Under	17–22 January
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race	29 January
Tour of Qatar	6–10 February
Abu Dhabi Tour	23–26 February
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad	25 February
Strade Bianche	4 March
Paris–Nice	5–12 March
Tirreno–Adriatico	8–14 March
Milan–San Remo	18 March
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya	20–26 March
Dwars door Vlaanderen	22 March
Record Bank E3 Harelbeke	24 March
Gent–Wevelgem	26 March
Ronde van Vlaanderen	2 April
Vuelta al País Vasco	3–8 April
Paris–Roubaix	9 April
Amstel Gold Race	16 April
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey	18–23 April
La Flèche Wallonne	19 April
Liège–Bastogne–Liège	23 April
Tour de Romandie	25–30 April
Eschborn-Frankfurt Rund um den Finanzplatz	1 May
Amgen Tour of California	14-21 May
Critérium du Dauphiné	4–11 June
Tour de Suisse	10–18 June
Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián	29 July
Tour de Pologne	29 July  – 4 August
Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic	30 July
Eneco Tour	7–13 August
Cyclassics Hamburg	20 August
Bretagne Classic Ouest-France	27 August
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec	8 September
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal	10 September
Il Lombardia	30 September
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
Dubai Tour	January 31 – February 4
Tour of Oman	February 14 – 19
Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol	February 15 – 19
Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta	February 15 – 19
Le Tour de Langkawi	February 22 – March 1
Critérium International	March 25 – 26
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde	March 28 – 30
Giro del Trentino	April 17 – 21
4 Jours de Dunkerque/Tour du Nord-Pas-de-Calais	May 9 – 14
Tour of Norway	May 17 – 21
Baloise Belgium Tour	May 24 – 28
Skoda Tour de Luxembourg	May 31 – June 4
Int. Österreich-Rundfahrt	July 2–9
Tour of Qinghai Lake	July 16 – 29
VOO-Tour de Wallonie	July 22 – 26
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah	July 31 – August 6
Vuelta a Burgos	August 1 – 5
Tour of Colorado	August 10 – 13
Arctic Race of Norway	August 10 – 13
Tour of Britain	September 3 – 10
PostNord Danmark Rundt	September 12 – 16

1.HC Category Races

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

Championships

Continental Championships

Championships	Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
African Championships	Road race	February 14–19
	Individual time trial
	Team time trial
Pan American Championships	Road race	May 7
	Individual time trial	May 4
Asian Championships	Road race	March 2
	Individual time trial	February 27
European Championships	Road race	August 6
	Individual time trial	August 3
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]

• AG2R La Mondiale
• Astana
• BMC Racing Team
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• Cannondale–Drapac
• Team Dimension Data
• Quick-Step
• FDJ
• Lotto–Soudal
• Movistar Team
• Orica–BikeExchange
• Bahrain–Merida
• Team Katusha–Alpecin
• LottoNL–Jumbo
• Team Sky
• Team Sunweb
• Trek–Segafredo

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

• TJ Sport

References

1. "Men · Elite · UCI World Ranking · Individual". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
2. http://uci.ch/pressreleases/decisions-the-licence-commission-for-the-207-season/