2017 Tour of Britain explained

2017 Tour of Britain
Series:	2017 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	3–10 September
Stages:	8
Distance:	1,313.4
Unit:	km
First:	Lars Boom
First Nat:	NED
First Color:	green
Second:	Edvald Boasson Hagen
Second Nat:	NOR
Third:	Stefan Küng
Third Nat:	SUI
Mountains:	Łukasz Owsian
Mountains Nat:	POL
Mountains Color:	black
Sprints:	Mark McNally
Sprints Nat:	GBR
Sprints Color:	red
Points:	Alexander Kristoff
Points Nat:	NOR
Points Color:	orange
Previous:	2016
Next:	2018

The 2017 Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the fourteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 77th British tour in total. The race started on 3 September in Edinburgh and finished on 10 September in Cardiff. The race was part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour.^[1]

Teams

The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain were:

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Great Britain

Stages

List of stages
Stage	Date	Distance		Ref
1	3 September	190.1km (118.1miles)	Hilly stage	^[2]
2	4 September	211.7km (131.5miles)	Hilly stage	^[3]
3	5 September	178.5km (110.9miles)	Flat stage	^[4]
4	6 September	164.7km (102.3miles)	Flat stage	^[5]
5	7 September	16.2km (10.1miles)		^[6]
6	8 September	186.9km (116.1miles)	Flat stage	^[7]
7	9 September	185.1km (115miles)	Hilly stage	^[8]
8	10 September	180.2km (112miles)	Hilly stage	^[9]

Stage 1

3 September 2017 — Edinburgh to Kelso, 190.1km (118.1miles)

Stage 1 result

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 0"
3		+ 0"
4		+ 0"
5		+ 0"
6	Great Britain	+ 0"
7		+ 0"
8		+ 0"
9		+ 0"
10		+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 3"
3		+ 4"
4		+ 6"
5		+ 10"
6	Great Britain	+ 10"
7		+ 10"
8		+ 10"
9		+ 10"
10		+ 10"

Stage 2

4 September 2017 — Kielder Water to Blyth, 211.7km (131.5miles)

Stage 2 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General classification after Stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 9"
6			+ 9"
7			+ 10"
8			+ 12"
9			+ 14"
10			+ 14"

Stage 3

5 September 2017 — Normanby Hall – Scunthorpe, 178.5km (110.9miles)

Stage 3 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General classification after Stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 15"
6			+ 15"
7			+ 16"
8			+ 16"
9			+ 18"
10			+ 20"

Stage 4

6 September 2017 — Mansfield – Newark-on-Trent, 164.7km (102.3miles)

Stage 4 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General classification after Stage 4

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 14"
7			+ 15"
8			+ 15"
9			+ 18"
10			+ 19"

Stage 5

7 September 2017 — Tendring, 16.2km (10.1miles)

Stage 5 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 17"
8			+ 17"
9			+ 21"
10			+ 21"

General classification after Stage 5

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 13"
6			+ 14"
7			+ 19"
8			+ 19"
9			+ 19"
10			+ 23"

Stage 6

8 September 2017 — Newmarket to Aldeburgh, 186.9km (116.1miles)

Stage 6 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General classification after Stage 6

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 13"
6			+ 14"
7			+ 19"
8			+ 19"
9			+ 19"
10			+ 27"

Stage 7

9 September 2017 — Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham, 185.1km (115miles)

Stage 7 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General classification after Stage 7

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 14"
6			+ 15"
7			+ 20"
8			+ 20"
9			+ 20"
10			+ 28"

Stage 8

10 September 2017 — Worcester to Cardiff, 180.2km (112miles)

Stage 8 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General classification after Stage 8

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 10"
4			+ 13"
5			+ 18"
6			+ 18"
7			+ 24"
8			+ 25"
9			+ 33"
10			+ 38"

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Team classification	Combativity
1	Caleb Ewan	Caleb Ewan	Caleb Ewan	Łukasz Owsian	Karol Domagalski		Karol Domagalski
2	Elia Viviani	Elia Viviani	Elia Viviani		Matt Holmes
3	Caleb Ewan	Caleb Ewan	Caleb Ewan	Graham Briggs	Graham Briggs		Harry Tanfield
4		Elia Viviani	Elia Viviani	Jacob Scott		Alistair Slater
5	Lars Boom	Lars Boom
6	Caleb Ewan			James Shaw
7		Mark McNally		Russell Downing
8	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Łukasz Owsian		Mark Stewart
Final			Alexander Kristoff

Notes and References

Web site: Tour of Britain: stages, riders & where to watch the week long stage race. Cycling Weekly. 16 August 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 1 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 2 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 3 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 4 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 5 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 7 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.
Web site: Tour of Britain 2017: Stage 8 Results - Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2017.