2017 Okolo Slovenska

The race route was announced on 5 April 2017.[2]

Stage characteristics and winners[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	7 June	Levoča	3.7 km (2.3 mi)		Individual time trial	Jan Tratnik (SLO)
1	8 June	Levoča to Banská Bystrica	211.8 km (132 mi)		Hilly stage	Mihkel Räim (EST)
2	9 June	Banská Bystrica to Nitra	172 km (107 mi)		Mountain stage	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)
3	10 June	Nitra to Trnava	222.1 km (138 mi)		Hilly stage	Matej Mugerli (SLO)
4	11 June	Trnava to Trnava	152.5 km (95 mi)		Intermediate stage	Ivan Savitskiy (RUS)
Total		762.1 km (473.5 mi)

Twenty-five teams participated in the 2017 edition of the Okolo Slovenska. These included five UCI Professional Continental teams, sixteen UCI Continental teams and four national teams.[4]

In the 2017 Tour of Slovakia, five different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the classification received a yellow jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of Slovakia, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a white jersey with red polka dots. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs; however points were awarded to the top three riders in both categories.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey with blue polka dots. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage, with the exception of the prologue. For winning a stage, a rider earned 10 points, with 9 for second, 8 for third and so on, down to 1 point for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 3–2–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.

The fourth jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. The fifth and final jersey represented the classification for Slovakian riders, marked by a white, blue and red jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born in Slovakia were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Slovakian rider classification	Team classification
P	Jan Tratnik	Jan Tratnik	Not awarded	Not awarded	Piotr Brożyna	Patrik Tybor	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
1	Mihkel Räim		Jan Tratnik	Daniel Turek			Elkov–Author
2	Matteo Malucelli
3	Matej Mugerli
4	Ivan Savitskiy						Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia
Final		Jan Tratnik[18]	Jan Tratnik[19]	Daniel Turek[20]	Piotr Brożyna[21]	Patrik Tybor[18]	Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia[22]

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