The 2017 Tour of Flanders () was the 101st edition of the Tour of Flanders, a one-day cycling classic, that took place on 2 April 2017. It was the second monument race of the 2017 cycling season and the thirteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. The race marked the pinnacle of the Flemish Cycling Week.

The race was won by Belgian national champion Philippe Gilbert from the team, after a solo attack on the Oude Kwaremont and holding off the rest of the field over the remaining . Second place went to another Belgian, Greg Van Avermaet of the , beating Dutch riders Niki Terpstra () and Dylan van Baarle from in a three-up sprint finish for the podium placings.

Route

The city of Antwerp staged the start of the event for the first time, after 19 starts in Bruges, marking the first time the Tour of Flanders addressed the province of Antwerp. The race finished in Oudenaarde for a total distance of and saw the renewed inclusion of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, one of the emblematic climbs of the race.

The first of the race are on all-flat roads from Antwerp via Sint-Niklaas, Dendermonde, Aalst and Zottegem towards Oudenaarde, where the race passes for the first time after ; before addressing the first of 18 climbs, the Oude Kwaremont after . The Oude Kwaremont, which has been the focal point of the Ronde in the last few years, appears three times on the route and its last two appearances are paired with the Paterberg three kilometres later. The Muur van Geraardsbergen is the ninth categorised climb at from the finish.

The final were identical to previous editions. Of the final nine climbs, first was the Kanarieberg, then the first combination of Oude Kwaremont–Paterberg, followed just later by the roughly-cobbled Koppenberg, the steepest climb of the race. The Koppenberg was immediately followed by the flat cobbled sector of the Mariaborrestraat, leading to the Steenbeekdries and Taaienberg climbs. The Kruisberg in Ronse came at from the finish, before heading to the final two climbs. The second pairing of Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg represented the end game of the race, preceding the run-in to the finish.

Categorised climbs and cobbles

Eighteen categorised climbs are programmed, of which 12 are cobbled. In addition to the climbs, five sectors of flat cobbled roads are included.

+ Climbs and cobbled sections in the 2017 Tour of Flanders Name Distance from Surface Length(metres) Gradient (%) Start() Finish() () () – Lippenhovestraat 85.2 175.6 cobbles 1300 — – Paddestraat 86.6 174.2 cobbles 1500 — 1 Oude Kwaremont 116.3 144.5 cobbles 2200 4% 11.6% 2 Kortekeer 126.8 134.0 asphalt 1000 6.4% 17.1% 3 Eikenberg 134.5 126.3 cobbles 1200 5.2% 10% 4 Wolvenberg 137.6 123.2 asphalt 645 7.9% 17.3% – Holleweg 137.7 123.1 cobbles 1500 — – Haaghoek 143.4 117.4 cobbles 2000 — 5 Leberg 146.4 114.4 asphalt 950 4.2% 13.8% 6 Berendries 150.5 110.3 asphalt 940 7% 12.3% 7 Tenbosse 155.5 105.3 asphalt 450 6.9% 8.7% 8 Muur van Geraardsbergen 165.8 95.0 cobbles 1075 9.3% 19.8% 9 La Houppe 184.5 76.3 cobbles 2800 3.3% 10% 10 Kanarieberg 190.3 70.5 asphalt 1000 7.7% 14% 11 Oude Kwaremont 206.2 54.6 cobbles 2200 4% 11.6% 12 Paterberg 209.6 51.2 cobbles 360 12.9% 20.3% 13 Koppenberg 216.2 44.6 cobbles 600 11.6% 22% – Mariaborrestraat 220.3 40.5 cobbles 2000 — 14 Steenbeekdries 221.6 39.2 asphalt 700 5.3% 6.7% 15 Taaienberg 224.1 36.7 cobbles 530 6.6% 15.8% 16 Kruisberg 234.3 26.5 asphalt 2500 5% 9% 17 Oude Kwaremont 244.1 16.7 cobbles 2200 4% 11.6% 18 Paterberg 247.6 13.2 cobbles 360 12.9% 20.3%

Participating teams 25 teams competed in the race. The 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and obliged to participate in the race, while an additional seven Professional Continental teams were given wildcard entries, when these were announced on 28 February 2017. Jens Keukeleire of pulled out of the race on the morning of the start, making a total peloton of 199 riders.

Result

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