The 2017 UCI Women's World Tour was the second edition of the

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. For the 2017 season, the calendar consisted of 20 races, up from 17 in

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. Two one-day races – the

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and

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, to complete an

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week – were added along with the

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and the

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; all 2016 races returned for the 2017 calendar, with the exception of the cancelled

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. The individual classification was won by Dutch rider

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, riding for the team. Van der Breggen took the lead of the standings after winning the

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, and after losing the lead to Poland's

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() after the

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, van der Breggen regained the lead after victory at the

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. Van der Breggen, who won five races during 2017 – including all three Ardennes classics – maintained her lead throughout the remainder of the season, ultimately winning the overall classification by 27 points from compatriot

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from the team. Van Vleuten closed the gap in points over the second half of the season, finishing third at the Giro d'Italia Femminile before victories at

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, and the

. Third place in the standings went to Niewiadoma, who took podium finishes in all three Ardennes classics and a second place at

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, alongside her Women's Tour victory. In the other classifications, rider

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from Denmark was the winner of the youth classification for riders under the age of 23. Uttrup Ludwig took seven victories in the classification, and finished with over three times as many points compared to her nearest challengers. were the winners of the teams classification, taking eight wins during the season. , and their American rider

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, took three victories as they finished as runners-up in the standings.

Teams

Key

Events

The

was scheduled to be held on 4 June, but was cancelled on 27 January due to "difficulty attracting sponsor financial support".

Final points standings

Individual

Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.

Youth

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The top three riders in the final results of each World Tour event's young rider classification received points towards the standings. Six points were awarded to first place, four points to second place and two points to third place.

Team

Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top four riders of a team in each race, plus points gained in the Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT.

Notes

References

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