2017 Tour of Guangxi

The 2017 Tour of Guangxi was a road cycling stage race that took place in China between 19 and 24 October 2017. It was the 1st edition of the Tour of Guangxi and was part of the 2017 UCI World Tour as a 2.UWT event. The race was won by Belgian cyclist Tim Wellens of Lotto–Soudal.[2]

2017 Tour of Guangxi
2017 UCI World Tour
Race details
Dates19–24 October 2017
Stages6
Distance921.2[1] km (572.4 mi)
Winning time20h 59' 49"
Results
  Winner  Tim Wellens (BEL)
  Second  Bauke Mollema (NED)
  Third  Nicolas Roche (IRL)
  Points  Fernando Gaviria (COL)
  Mountains  Daniel Oss (ITA)
  Youth  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
  Team BMC Racing Team

The points classification was won by Fernando Gaviria of Quick-Step Floors.

The mountains classification was won by Daniel Oss of BMC Racing Team.

The youth classification was won by Julian Alaphilippe of Quick-Step Floors.

Teams

Eighteen teams of up to seven riders started the race:[3][4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[5][6]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 19 October Beihai to Beihai 107.4 km (66.7 mi) Flat stage  Fernando Gaviria (COL)
2 20 October Qinzhou to Nanning 156.7 km (97.4 mi) Flat stage  Fernando Gaviria (COL)
3 21 October Nanning to Nanning 125.4 km (77.9 mi) Flat stage  Fernando Gaviria (COL)
4 22 October Nanning to Mashan County 151 km (94 mi) Medium mountain stage  Tim Wellens (BEL)
5 23 October Liuzhou to Guilin 212.2 km (131.9 mi) Medium mountain stage  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
6 24 October Guilin to Guilin 168.1 km (104.5 mi) Medium mountain stage  Fernando Gaviria (COL)

Result
Final general classification[5][7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tim Wellens (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 20h 59' 49"
2  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 6"
3  Nicolas Roche (IRL) BMC Racing Team + 11"
4  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Quick-Step Floors + 15"
5  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 18"
6  Matej Mohorič (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 24"
7  Wout Poels (NED) Team Sky s.t.
8  Silvan Dillier (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 29"
9  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Team Katusha–Alpecin s.t.
10  Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 31"

References
  1. "Tour of Guangxi (WorldTour), Guangxi Region, China". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. "2017 Tour of Gungxi". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. "2017 Gree - Tour of Guangxi". FirstCycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. "Tour of Guangxi 2017 - Start List". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. "2017 Tour of Guangxi (WorldTour), Guangxi Region, China". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. "Tour of Guangxi 2017". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. "2017 Gree - Tour of Guangxi". First Cycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. "Tour of Guangxi: Tim Wellens secures overall victory". Cycling News. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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