2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

The 69th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic was held on 26 February 2017. It was part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour and ranked as a 1.HC event. The route was 200.7 km (125 mi), starting and finishing in Kuurne.[2] It was the second and concluding race of the Belgian opening weekend, the year's first road races in Northwestern Europe, one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
Race details
Dates26 February 2017
Stages1
Distance200.7 km (124.7 mi)
Winning time4h 37' 49"[1]
Results
  Winner  Peter Sagan (SVK) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Second  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) (Trek–Segafredo)
  Third  Luke Rowe (GBR) (Team Sky)

After finishing second to Greg Van Avermaet in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, world champion Peter Sagan, from Slovakia, won the race for Bora–Hansgrohe.[3] Sagan and four other riders – Belgians Jasper Stuyven (Trek–Segafredo) and Tiesj Benoot (Lotto–Soudal), Italy's Matteo Trentin, riding for the Belgian Quick-Step Floors team, and Team Sky's Luke Rowe from Great Britain – contested a sprint finish, being the survivors of a larger group that broke away from the peloton around the halfway mark of the race, after the Oude Kwaremont.[4]

Teams

Twenty-five teams were invited to start the race. These included fourteen UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental teams and two UCI Continental teams.[5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Results
Result[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 37' 49"
2  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
3  Luke Rowe (GBR) Team Sky + 0"
4  Tiesj Benoot (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
5  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
6  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ + 6"
7  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 6"
8  Oliver Naesen (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 6"
9  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Quick-Step Floors + 6"
10  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 6"

References
  1. "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "Plan: Parcours / Map" (PDF). Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. Kon. Sportingclub Kuurne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. Robertshaw, Henry (26 February 2017). "Peter Sagan takes his first win of the season at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne; Luke Rowe third". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "Peter Sagan wins Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. "Deelnemerslijst - Liste des partants" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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