2017 Vuelta a Asturias explained

2017 Vuelta a Asturias
Series:2017 UCI Europe Tour
Date:29 April – 1 May 2017
Stages:3
Distance:467.2
Unit:km
Time:12h 20' 42"[1]
First Nat:COL
First Color:blue
Second:Óscar Sevilla
Second Nat:ESP
Third:João Benta
Third Nat:POR
Points:Raúl Alarcón Óscar Sevilla
Points Nat:ESP
Points Color:green
Mountains:Sergio Higuita
Mountains Nat:COL
Mountains Color:white
Sprints:Fernando Grijalba
Sprints Nat:ESP
Sprints Color:newspaper
Youth:Hernán Aguirre
Youth Nat:COL
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 Vuelta a Asturias was the 60th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias cycling stage race, that took place over three stages from 29 April to 1 May 2017. It was held as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion was Hugh Carthy, but Carthy did not defend his title as he had moved to the squad that was not invited to the race.

The race was won by Spanish rider Raúl Alarcón, riding for the Portuguese team.[2] Over the stages, Alarcón won one and finished the other two in second place – more than enough for the points classification win – as he triumphed in the race overall by 32 seconds.[1] Second place went to Colombia's Nairo Quintana, in his final preparation race before the 2017 Giro d'Italia, while the podium was completed by Spain's Óscar Sevilla on countback from Portugal's João Benta of .[1]

In the race's other classifications, Colombians Sergio Higuita and Hernán Aguirre from won the mountains and young rider classifications respectively,[1] rider Fernando Grijalba won the sprints classification,[1] while won the teams classification, after placing Alarcón, Ricardo Mestre (seventh) and Joaquim Silva (ninth) in the top ten overall.[1]

In March 2021 Raúl Alarcón due to doping had all his results obtained between July 28, 2015 and October 21, 2019, cancelled, including 2017 Vuelta a Asturias.

Route

The race includes three road stages on consecutive days; the exact stage details were released on 20 April 2017.[3]

Stage schedule
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
129 AprilOviedo to Pola de Lena169.2km (105.1miles)Medium-mountain stage
230 AprilRibera de Arriba to Alto del Acebo177.1km (110miles)Mountain stage
31 MayCangas del Narcea to Oviedo120.9km (75.1miles)Medium-mountain stage
Total467.2km (290.3miles)

Teams

A total of 20 teams raced in the 2017 Vuelta a Asturias.[3] [4]

Stages

Stage 1

29 April 2017 — Oviedo to Pola de Lena, 169.2km (105.1miles)[5]

Stage 2

30 April 2017 — Ribera de Arriba to Alto del Acebo, 177.1km (110miles)[6]

Stage 3

1 May 2017 — Cangas del Narcea to Oviedo, 120.9km (75.1miles)[7]

Classification leadership table

In the 2017 Vuelta a Asturias, four 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: 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 blue jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Vuelta a Asturias, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Points for the mountains classification
Position123456
Points for 10 8 6 4 2 1
Points for 6 3 2 1 0
Points for 3 2 1 0
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green 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 with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place. There was also a sprints classification for the points awarded at intermediate sprints on each stage – awarded on a 3–2–1 scale – where the leadership of which was marked by a black-and-white jersey.

The fourth jersey represented the mountains classification, marked by a white 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. 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.

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Sprints classification
Young rider classificationTeams classification
1Weimar RoldánWeimar RoldánWeimar RoldánDomingos GonçalvesJoaquim SilvaAldemar Reyes
2Nairo QuintanaRaúl AlarcónRaúl AlarcónSergio HiguitaDomingos GonçalvesJosé Manuel Díaz
3Raúl AlarcónFernando GrijalbaHernán Aguirre
FinalRaúl Alarcón
Nairo Quintana
Raúl Alarcón
Óscar Sevilla
Sergio HiguitaFernando GrijalbaHernán Aguirre

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 Etapa: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo; Clasificación Rápida. Spanish. Stage 3: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo; Quick Classification. 1 May 2017. 1 May 2017. Vuelta a Asturias. Editoral Prensa Asturiana.
  2. News: Raúl Alarcón wins final stage and overall at Vuelta Asturias. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 May 2017. 1 May 2017.
  3. News: 21 equipos en carrera y la presencia de Nairo Quintana en el pelotón, principales novedades para la 60 edición de la Vuelta Ciclista a Asturias, que arranca el próximo 29 de abril en Oviedo. Spanish. 21 teams in the race and the presence of Nairo Quintana in the peloton, main novelties for the 60th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista a Asturias, which starts on April 29 in Oviedo. 21 April 2017. 21 April 2017. Vuelta a Asturias. Editoral Prensa Asturiana.
  4. News: Veinte equipos confirmados para la 60 Vuelta a Asturias. Spanish. Twenty teams confirmed for the 60th Vuelta a Asturias. La Nueva España. Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 3 March 2017. 18 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Etapa 1: Oviedo - La Pola de Lena. Spanish. Stage 1: Oviedo - La Pola de Lena. 21 April 2017. Vuelta a Asturias. Editoral Prensa Asturiana.
  6. Web site: Etapa 2: Soto de Rivera - Santuario del Acebo (Cangas del Narcea). Spanish. Stage 2: Soto de Rivera - Santuario del Acebo (Cangas del Narcea). 21 April 2017. Vuelta a Asturias. Editoral Prensa Asturiana.
  7. Web site: Etapa 3: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo. Spanish. Stage 3: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo. 21 April 2017. Vuelta a Asturias. Editoral Prensa Asturiana.