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 (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA), but Carthy did not defend his title as he had moved to the Cannondale–Drapac squad that was not invited to the race.
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| Dates | 29 April – 1 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 467.2 km (290.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 20' 42"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Spanish rider Raúl Alarcón, riding for the Portuguese W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor 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 (Movistar Team), in his final preparation race before the 2017 Giro d'Italia, while the podium was completed by Spain's Óscar Sevilla (Medellín–Inder) on countback from Portugal's João Benta of Rádio Popular–Boavista.[1]
In the race's other classifications, Colombians Sergio Higuita and Hernán Aguirre from Team Manzana Postobón won the mountains and young rider classifications respectively,[1] Kuwait–Cartucho.es rider Fernando Grijalba won the sprints classification,[1] while W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor 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.[citation needed]
Route
editThe race includes three road stages on consecutive days; the exact stage details were released on 20 April 2017.[3]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 29 April | Oviedo to Pola de Lena | 169.2 km (105 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage |  Weimar Roldán (COL)
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| 2 | 30 April | Ribera de Arriba to Alto del Acebo | 177.1 km (110 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | Nairo Quintana (COL)
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| 3 | 1 May | Cangas del Narcea to Oviedo | 120.9 km (75 mi) | |
Medium-mountain stage |  Raúl Alarcón (ESP) |
| Total | 467.2 km (290.3 mi) | |||||
Teams
editA total of 20 teams raced in the 2017 Vuelta a Asturias.[3][4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
- Bicicletas Strongman
- Burgos BH
- D'Amico Utensilnord
- Euskadi Basque Country–Murias
- Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
- Kuwait–Cartucho.es
- LA Alumínios / Metalusa Blackjack
- Lokosphinx
- Louletano–Hospital de Loulé
- Medellín–Inder
- Rádio Popular–Boavista
- Team Sapura Cycling
- Sporting / Tavira
- Team Ukyo
- W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor
National teams
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 29 April 2017 — Oviedo to Pola de Lena, 169.2 km (105 mi)[5][6]
Stage 2
edit- 30 April 2017 — Ribera de Arriba to Alto del Acebo, 177.1 km (110 mi)[9][10]
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Stage 3
edit- 1 May 2017 — Cangas del Narcea to Oviedo, 120.9 km (75 mi)[13][14]
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Classification leadership table
editIn 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.[16] 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.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey.[16] 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.[16]
The fourth jersey represented the mountains classification, marked by a white jersey.[16] 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.[16] 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.[16]
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification | Teams classification |
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| 1[8] | Weimar Roldán | Weimar Roldán | Weimar Roldán | Domingos Gonçalves | Joaquim Silva | Aldemar Reyes | Medellín–Inder |
| 2[12] | Nairo Quintana | Sergio Higuita | Domingos Gonçalves | José Manuel Díaz | W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor | ||
| 3[1] | Fernando Grijalba | Hernán Aguirre | |||||
| Final[1] | Nairo Quintana |
Óscar Sevilla |
Sergio Higuita | Fernando Grijalba | Hernán Aguirre | W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "3 Etapa: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo; Clasificación Rápida" [Stage 3: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo; Quick Classification] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Raúl Alarcón wins final stage and overall at Vuelta Asturias". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b "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" [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]. Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Veinte equipos confirmados para la 60 Vuelta a Asturias" [Twenty teams confirmed for the 60th Vuelta a Asturias]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Etapa 1: Oviedo - La Pola de Lena" [Stage 1: Oviedo - La Pola de Lena] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Libro de ruta 2017, pp. 35–39.
- ^ "1 Etapa: Oviedo - Pola de Lena; Etapa" [Stage 1: Oviedo - Pola de Lena; Stage] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ a b "1 Etapa: Oviedo - Pola de Lena; Clasificación Rápida" [Stage 1: Oviedo - Pola de Lena; Quick Classification] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Etapa 2: Soto de Rivera - Santuario del Acebo (Cangas del Narcea)" [Stage 2: Soto de Rivera - Santuario del Acebo (Cangas del Narcea)] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Libro de ruta 2017, pp. 43–49.
- ^ "2 Etapa: Soto la Ribera - Alto El Acebo; Etapa" [Stage 2: Soto la Ribera - Alto El Acebo; Stage] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b "2 Etapa: Soto la Ribera - Alto El Acebo; Clasificación Rápida" [Stage 2: Soto la Ribera - Alto El Acebo; Quick Classification] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Etapa 3: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo" [Stage 3: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Libro de ruta 2017, pp. 53–57.
- ^ "3 Etapa: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo; Etapa" [Stage 3: Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo; Stage] (PDF). Vuelta a Asturias (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Libro de ruta 2017, pp. 67–71.
Sources
edit- Libro de ruta [Roadbook] (PDF) (in Spanish). Editoral Prensa Asturiana. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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