The race was won by Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet, riding for the BMC Racing Team.[4] After winning the second stage of the race, Van Avermaet took the race lead from teammate Jempy Drucker, after finishing second to Cofidis rider Anthony Perez the following day. Van Avermaet cemented the race victory by winning the final stage of the race, ultimately winning the race by 29 seconds overall,[1] and winning the points classification as a result.[5]
Perez held the young rider classification lead going into the final day by just one second ahead of Benjamin Thomas (Armée de Terre) and Xandro Meurisse of Wanty–Groupe Gobert, but Meurisse took the jersey,[6] by finishing in third place on the final stage behind Van Avermaet and WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect's Alex Kirsch, accumulating enough bonus seconds to overhaul both riders into second place overall.[1] Perez completed the podium, seven seconds down on Meurisse.[1] In the race's other classifications, Fortuneo–Vital Concept rider Brice Feillu won the mountains classification,[7] while the teams classification was won by Cofidis, after placing Perez, Luis Ángel Maté and Nicolas Edet in the top ten overall.[1][8]
The race's start and finish towns were announced through the race's Facebook page on 31 January 2017,[9] with further details announced later in the year.
In the 2017 Tour de Luxembourg, 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 except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively.[22] 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.[22] The leader of the general classification received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour de Luxembourg, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage, with the exception of the prologue. Unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages were awarded the same number of points. The leader of the points classification was awarded a blue jersey.
There was also a mountains classification, for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. Each climb was categorised as either first, or second-category, with more points available for the more difficult, higher-categorised climbs. For first-category climbs, the top four riders earned points, while on second-category climbs, only the top three riders earned points. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a purple jersey.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. Only riders born after 1 January 1991 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.[23] There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.[23]
^ abDuring the prologue, no points were awarded for the points or mountains classifications. For sponsorship reasons, the jerseys were worn in stage one by Greg Van Avermaet (blue points jersey), who was second overall, and Jempy Drucker (purple mountains jersey), who was third overall.
^In stage 2, Timothy Dupont, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because Jempy Drucker (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.
^In stage 3, Greg Van Avermaet, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because Jempy Drucker (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.
^In stage 4, Jempy Drucker, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because Greg Van Avermaet (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.
Guide technique [Technical guide] (PDF) (in French). Association des Organisateurs du Tour de Luxembourg. 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Damien Gaudin (FRA)
Jempy Drucker (LUX)
Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
Huub Duyn (NED)
Luis Ángel Maté (ESP)
Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN)
Alexander Krieger (GER)
Szymon Rekita (POL)