The 2017 Tour of Croatia was a road cycling stage race that took place in Croatia between 18 and 23 April 2017. It was the third edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015, and was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.
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| Dates | 18–23 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,030.7 km (640.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 12' 10" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Bahrain–Merida's Vincenzo Nibali.[1]
Teams
Twenty teams were invited to start the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI Professional Continental teams and nine UCI Continental teams.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
Schedule
The second stage of the race was scheduled for 123 kilometres (76 miles), but was shortened due to poor weather conditions.[3]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 18 April | Osijek to Koprivnica | 227 km (141.1 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Sacha Modolo (ITA) |
| 2 | 19 April | Trogir to Biokovo | 107.7 km (66.9 mi)[a] |  | Mountain stage |  Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) |
| 3 | 20 April | Imotski to Zadar | 237 km (147.3 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) |
| 4 | 21 April | Crikvenica to Umag | 171 km (106.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) |
| 5 | 22 April | Poreč to Učka | 141 km (87.6 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Jaime Rosón (ESP) |
| 6 | 23 April | Samobor to Zagreb | 147 km (91.3 mi) | | Flat stage | Sacha Modolo (ITA) |
Stages
Stage 1
- 18 April 2017 – Osijek to Koprivnica, 227 km (141.1 mi)[5]
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Stage 2
Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 21 April 2017 – Crikvenica to Umag, 171 km (106.3 mi)[10]
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Classification leadership table
In the 2017 Tour of Croatia, four 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 red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of Croatia, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Points for Hors-category | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. 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 hors, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth and final 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. There was also a classification for teams, 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 | Team classification |
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| 1[6] | Sacha Modolo | Sacha Modolo | Sacha Modolo | Nikolay Trusov | Riccardo Minali | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| 2[7] | Kristijan Đurasek | Kristijan Đurasek | Kristijan Đurasek | Kristijan Đurasek | Michal Schlegel | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 3[9] | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | Eduard-Michael Grosu | James Knox | ||
| 4[11] | Nicola Ruffoni | Vincenzo Nibali | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | ||
| 5[13] | Jaime Rosón | Jaime Rosón | Michal Schlegel | |||
| 6[15] | Sacha Modolo | Vincenzo Nibali | ||||
| Final[15] | Vincenzo Nibali | Nicola Ruffoni | Jaime Rosón | Michal Schlegel | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | |
Final standings
| Legend | |
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| | Denotes the leader of the General classification |
| | Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
| | Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
| | Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 25h 12' 10" |
| 2 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 8" |
| 3 |  Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23" |
| 4 |  Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 35" |
| 5 |  Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 40" |
| 6 |  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 59" |
| 7 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1' 23" |
| 8 |  James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 1' 27" |
| 9 |  Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 38" |
| 10 |  Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL) | Bicicletas Strongman | + 1' 45" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 56 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 55 |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 51 |
| 4 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Astana | 51 |
| 5 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 50 |
| 6 |  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 47 |
| 7 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 44 |
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 44 |
| 9 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 40 |
| 10 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 36 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 45 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 25 |
| 3 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 23 |
| 4 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 18 |
| 5 |  Łukasz Owsian (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 17 |
| 6 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 14 |
| 7 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | GM Europa Ovini | 11 |
| 8 |  Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 9 |
| 9 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 8 |
| 10 | Daniel Turek (CZE) | Israel Cycling Academy | 8 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Michal Schlegel (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 25h 13' 33" |
| 2 | James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS | + 4" |
| 3 |  Artem Nych (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 38" |
| 4 | José Manuel Díaz (ESP) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 9' 18" |
| 6 | Francesco Canepa (ITA) | GM Europa Ovini | + 16' 36" |
| 7 |  Michael O'Loughlin (IRL) | WIGGINS | + 18' 09" |
| 8 | Lorenzo Rota (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 19' 27" |
| 9 |  Damian Lüscher (SUI) | Roth–Akros | + 21' 40" |
| 10 |  Johannes Schinnagel (GER) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 31' 58" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 75h 38' 55" |
| 2 | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 46" |
| 3 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 8' 29" |
| 4 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 9' 01" |
| 5 | Roth–Akros | + 10' 49" |
| 6 | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 11' 12" |
| 7 | Bicicletas Strongman | + 19' 46" |
| 8 | Meridiana–Kamen | + 21' 10" |
| 9 | Astana | + 21' 19" |
| 10 | Kolss Cycling Team | + 22' 36" |