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2017 In Men's Road Cycling
2017 in men's road cycling is about the 2017 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI. UCI World Ranking In 2016, the UCI launched a new ranking system for men's road racing. This ranking will continue in 2017. Year-end ranking World Championships The World Road Championships is set to be held in Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ..., Norway, from 17 to 24 September 2017. Grand Tours UCI World Tour For the 2017 season, the UCI added ten new events to the World Tour calendar. UCI tours 2.HC Category Races 1.HC Category Races Championships Continental Championships National Championships UCI Teams UCI WorldTeams The UCI has granted a UCI WorldTour licence to the following eighteen teams: * * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Men's Road Bicycle Races
This is a list of important men's road bicycle racing events. The list only includes road races, and no track cycling, track, mountain biking, mountain or cyclo-cross races. Championships *UCI World Tour, used to be UCI ProTour *Five UCI Continental Circuits (UCI Africa Tour, Africa, UCI America Tour, America, UCI Asia Tour, Asia, UCI Europe Tour, Europe and UCI Oceania Tour, Oceania) *World Cycling Championship, World Championships *National Cycling Championships, National Championships One-day races The Monuments, Elite and 1.HC One Day Races include races that are either part of the UCI World Tour, as well as races that are organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation, ASO, the RCS Sport, RCS and Unipublic. The 'Monument' Classic cycle races, Classics *Milan–San Remo, Milano–San Remo, *Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, *Paris–Roubaix, *Liège–Bastogne–Liège, *Giro di Lombardia, Additional elite one-day races *Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, , formerly known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primož Roglič
Primož Roglič (; born 29 October 1989) is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racing, racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A former ski jumping, ski jumper, Roglič switched to cycling after an accident suffered at Planica. Despite becoming a professional at the relatively late age of 23, Roglič has since become one of the most successful cyclists of his generation, with many notable wins in Individual time trial, time trials, one-week stage races, and Grand Tours (cycling), Grand Tours. Roglič has won five Grand Tours, including the Vuelta a España a record-tying four times (2019, 2020, 2021, and 2024),Primoz Roglič wins Vuelta a Espana for 4th time, ties record after year of change NBC Sports, 8 September 2024 and the Giro d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews.com is a website providing coverage of cycle racing—including road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross and gravel—as well as bike-related reviews and buying advice. Since 2019, the site is owned by British publishing company Future. The site has been called "the world leader in cycling sport coverage" by industry publication ''Bicycle Retailer''. History In 1995 Australian Bill Mitchell, a keen cyclist and professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, created the website titled "Bill’s Cycling Racing Results and News" after finding there was a need for fast-breaking news and race results in English-speaking countries. In 1999 Sydney-based publishing company Knapp Communications purchased the website from Mitchell, and in July 2007 they sold it to British publisher Future plc for £2.2m. In July 2014 it was bought by Immediate Media Company, with sister website BikeRadar and sister magazines '' Cycling Plus'', '' Mountain Biking UK'', and '' Procycling' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay McCarthy
Jay McCarthy (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career He finished in 91st place in the 2014 Giro d'Italia. In 2015, McCarthy showed promise by reaping a third place in the overall classification of the Tour of Turkey thanks to good placings in the mountains. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In October 2016 he was announced as a member of the squad for 2017, with a focus on short stage races and punchy one day classics. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France. Major results ;2009 : 7th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships ;2010 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Road race ::2nd Time trial : UCI Juniors Road World Championships ::2nd Road race ::5th Time trial : 2nd Overall GP Général Patton ;2011 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 ::1st Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteban Chaves
Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (born 17 January 1990) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Born in Bogotá, Chaves has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, having signed for the team as a neo-pro, after three seasons as an amateur with the team. Chaves is a two-time grand tour podium finisher, and a monument winner. Career Early career As an amateur, Chaves was the winner of the French Tour de l'Avenir race in 2011, a race previously won by five future winners of the Tour de France. Chaves had been part of the breakaway on the first road stage of the race, taking the mountains jersey after the stage. He surrendered that lead to Garikoitz Bravo the next day, but reclaimed the lead on the third stage, having led the field over the Grand Ballon. Bravo took the lead again after the fourth stage until the end of the race, but Chaves moved into contention for the overall honours with several top-ten stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Porte
Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian former professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022. His successes include wins at 8 UCI World Tour, World Tour stage races: Paris–Nice in 2013 Paris–Nice, 2013 and 2015 Paris–Nice, 2015, the Volta a Catalunya in 2015 Volta a Catalunya, 2015, the Tour de Romandie in 2017 Tour de Romandie, 2017, the Tour Down Under in 2017 Tour Down Under, 2017 and 2020 Tour Down Under, 2020, the Tour de Suisse in 2018 Tour de Suisse, 2018 and the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné, 2021. In Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, he won the Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia, young rider classification at the 2010 Giro d'Italia, his first year at UCI ProTour level, and finished on the podium of the 2020 Tour de France, but was also frequently hit by illnesses and injuries. Personal life Porte was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1985. He was educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Tour Down Under
The 2017 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 22 January 2017 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 19th edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. rider Richie Porte won the race for the first time, holding the race lead from the second day onwards following his stage win into Paracombe. Porte added a second stage win – the queen stage at Willunga Hill – as he ultimately won the race by 48 seconds ahead of his closest challenger. 's Esteban Chaves finished in second place, having taken third-place finishes in both of the stages won by Porte; third place on the podium was decided on the final day of the race. Jay McCarthy () trailed Nathan Haas of by three seconds, but McCarthy was able to win the first intermediate sprint of the day – offering three bonus seconds towards the general classification – after a lead-out from world champion teammate Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilnur Zakarin
Ilnur Azatovich Zakarin (; born 15 September 1989) is a Russian former bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2022. Career Early career and doping ban In 2007, as a 17-year-old, he won the juniors time trial at the 2007 European Road Championships, European Road Championships. In July 2009, the Russian cycling federation announced that Zakarin had been banned for two years after he had tested positive for the anabolic steroid metandienone. He came back from his ban in 2011 and in 2012 he got a contract with continental team . In the fall of 2012 he rode as a stagiaire with , but he was not picked up by the team and instead he got a contract with professional continental team , whom he rode for in 2013 and 2014. Team Katusha (2015–19) In September 2014 announced that they had signed Zakarin on an initial two-year deal from 2015. 2015 season In April, he finished ninth overall at the 2015 Tour of the Basque Country, Tour of the Basque Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Vuelta A España
The 2017 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain between 19 August and 10 September 2017. The race was the 72nd edition of the Vuelta a España and the final Grand Tour of the 2017 cycling season. The race started in Nîmes, France, and finished in Madrid. It was the first time the race has started in France and only the third time it has started outside Spain, after 1997 (Portugal) and 2009 (Netherlands). The general classification was won by 2017 Tour de France champion Chris Froome from , ahead of Vincenzo Nibali of . Froome became the third rider to win the Tour-Vuelta double after Jacques Anquetil (1963) and Bernard Hinault (1978), and the first to do so since the Vuelta was moved to its current calendar position. Froome also won the points and combination classifications, becoming the first rider to win three jerseys in a single Vuelta since Denis Menchov in 2007. The mountains classification was won by rider Davide V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Bardet
Romain Bardet (; born 9 November 1990) is a former French professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist who rode for UCI WorldTeam . Bardet is known for his climbing and descending abilities, which make him one of the top general classification contenders in Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. So far in his career, his best results have primarily come on home soil. He has won a total of four stages in the Tour de France in four separate years, running from 2015 to 2017 and then in 2024; he placed in the top ten overall for five consecutive years (from 2014 Tour de France, 2014 to 2018 Tour de France, 2018) and finished on the podium twice: second overall in 2016 and third overall in 2017. He has also worn the Young rider classification in the Tour de France, Young rider classification jersey, and won the Mountains classification in the Tour de France, Mountains classification jersey in 2019 as well as the overall Combativity award in the Tour de France, Combativity Award in 2015. Outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigoberto Urán
Rigoberto Urán Urán, Colombian military decorations, ODB (born 26 January 1987) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. During his professional career, Urán has taken fifteen victories, including stage wins at each of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, and won a silver medal in the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, road race at the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games. He became the first Colombian ever to make the podium of the Giro d'Italia, when he finished second behind Vincenzo Nibali in the 2013 Giro d'Italia, 2013 edition of the race, having taken leadership of following the abandonment of team captain Bradley Wiggins. He also won a mountain-top stage in that race with a solo breakaway. The previous year, he had won the white jersey for best young rider, and a seventh-place finish overall. In the 2014 Giro d'Italia he finished second again in the general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Tour De France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race took place across , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris on 23 July. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification won by Chris Froome of , his third consecutive victory and fourth overall. Rigoberto Urán () and Romain Bardet () finished second and third, respectively. Geraint Thomas () won the opening stage and became the Tour's first rider that year to wear the general classification leader's yellow jersey. Froome, who performed the best in the opening stage out of the pre-race favourites, took the lead after the fifth stage's summit finish. He held the lead until it was taken by Fabio Aru () at the end of stage twelve, where Froome lost time on the steep summit finish to Peyragudes. Froome retook the yellow jersey afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
