2017 Volta a Catalunya

As the Volta a Catalunya is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[4][5] Two of the Professional Continental teams, Team Manzana Postobón and Soul Brasil Pro Cycling, made their début at UCI World Tour level.

The full route of the 2017 Volta a Catalunya was announced on 9 March 2017.[6] The race featured a team time trial for the first time since 2007, and its longest since 1964.[7]

The fourth stage, initially scheduled to be run over 194.3 km (121 mi) and to start in Llívia, was shortened due to snow.[8]

Stage schedule[9]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	20 March	Calella to Calella	178.9 km (111 mi)		Medium-mountain stage	Davide Cimolai (ITA)
2	21 March	Banyoles to Banyoles	41.3 km (26 mi)		Team time trial	BMC Racing Team[lower-alpha 1]
3	22 March	Mataró to La Molina	188.3 km (117 mi)		Mountain stage	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
4	23 March	La Seu d'Urgell to Igualada	136.1 km (85 mi)[lower-alpha 2]		Hilly stage	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
5	24 March	Valls to Lo Port	182 km (113 mi)		Mountain stage	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
6	25 March	Tortosa to Reus	189.7 km (118 mi)		Medium-mountain stage	Daryl Impey (RSA)
7	26 March	Barcelona to Barcelona	138.7 km (86 mi)		Hilly stage	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

In the 2017 Volta a Catalunya, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the team time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints; three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a white and green jersey.[33] This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Volta a Catalunya, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

The second classification was the sprints classification, the leader of which was awarded a white-and-black jersey.[34][33] In the sprints classification, riders received points for finishing in the top three at intermediate sprint points during each stage. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. Points for this classification were won by the first riders to the top of each categorised climb, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.[33]

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white "design" jersey.[33] Only riders born after 1 January 1992 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.[33] 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.[33]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Young rider classification	Teams classification
1[34]	Davide Cimolai	Davide Cimolai	Murilo Affonso	Murilo Affonso	Dion Smith	Quick-Step Floors
2[35]	BMC Racing Team	Ben Hermans			Kilian Frankiny	BMC Racing Team
3[36]	Alejandro Valverde	Tejay van Garderen		Pascal Ackermann	Marc Soler	Team Sky
4[37]	Nacer Bouhanni			Diego Rubio
5[38]	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Pierre Rolland		Trek–Segafredo
6[39]	Daryl Impey					Movistar Team
7[1]	Alejandro Valverde
Final[1]		Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Pierre Rolland	Marc Soler	Movistar Team

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