The 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico was a road cycling stage race that took place between 8 and 14 March. It was the 52nd edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico and was the seventh event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.^[1][2]

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2017 Tirreno–Adriatico

2017 UCI World Tour, race 7 of 37
Race details
Dates	8–14 March 2017
Stages	7
Distance	1,030.7 km (640.4 mi)
Winning time	25h 56' 27"
Results
Winner  Nairo Quintana (COL) (Movistar Team)   Second  Rohan Dennis (AUS) (BMC Racing Team)   Third  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (FDJ) Points  Peter Sagan (SVK) (Bora–Hansgrohe) Mountains  Davide Ballerini (ITA) (Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia) Youth  Bob Jungels (LUX) (Quick-Step Floors)   Team Movistar Team
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The race was won for the second time in three years by Colombian rider Nairo Quintana, riding for the Movistar Team.^[3] Quintana took the race lead after winning the queen stage of the race to Monte Terminillo, and maintained it to the end of the race, ultimately winning by 25 seconds over BMC Racing Team rider Rohan Dennis, who won the final individual time trial stage as well as being part of the opening stage-winning team time trial. The podium was completed by FDJ's Thibaut Pinot, a further 11 seconds in arrears of Dennis.^[4]

In the race's other classifications, Bora–Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan won the points classification after two stage victories, a second-place stage finish and a third place; Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia rider Davide Ballerini won the mountains classification, while Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) overtook Egan Bernal for the victory in the young rider classification, overhauling him in the final time trial. Quintana's Movistar Team won the teams classification with Jonathan Castroviejo also placing in the top ten overall.

As Tirreno–Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 22-team peloton.^[5][6]

The route of the 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico was announced on 15 December 2016.^[7] The sixth stage, initially due to be held over 159 kilometres (99 miles) was extended to 168 kilometres (104 miles), as a result of sub-standard road conditions.^[8]

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Stage schedule^[9]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	8 March	Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore	22.7 km (14 mi)		Team time trial	BMC Racing Team
2	9 March	Camaiore to Pomarance	229 km (142 mi)		Medium-mountain stage	Geraint Thomas (GBR)
3	10 March	Monterotondo Marittimo to Montalto di Castro	204 km (127 mi)		Hilly stage	Peter Sagan (SVK)
4	11 March	Montalto di Castro to Monte Terminillo	187 km (116 mi)		Mountain stage	Nairo Quintana (COL)
5	12 March	Rieti to Fermo	210 km (130 mi)		Medium-mountain stage	Peter Sagan (SVK)
6	13 March	Ascoli Piceno to Civitanova Marche	168 km (104 mi)		Hilly stage	Fernando Gaviria (COL)
7	14 March	San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto	10 km (6 mi)		Individual time trial	Rohan Dennis (AUS)

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In the 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, 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. 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.^[36] This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, 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. Unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages – with the exception of the team time trial, which awarded no points towards the classification – were awarded the same number of points. Points were also won in intermediate sprints; five points for crossing the sprint line first, three points for second place, two for third and one for fourth. The leader of the points classification was awarded a red jersey.^[36]

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 Superior-, or single-category, with more points available for the more difficult, Superior-category climb, Monte Terminillo.^[36] For Monte Terminillo, the top seven riders earned points; on the other climbs, only the top four riders earned points. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a green jersey.^[36]

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey.^[36] Only riders born after 1 January 1992 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.^[36] 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.^[36]

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Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Teams classification
1[37]	BMC Racing Team	Damiano Caruso	Not awarded	Not awarded	Stefan Küng	BMC Racing Team
2[38]	Geraint Thomas	Greg Van Avermaet	Geraint Thomas	Davide Ballerini	Bob Jungels
3[39]	Peter Sagan	Rohan Dennis	Peter Sagan
4[40]	Nairo Quintana	Nairo Quintana	Mirco Maestri	Nairo Quintana	Adam Yates	Movistar Team
5[41]	Peter Sagan		Peter Sagan		Egan Bernal
6[42]	Fernando Gaviria			Davide Ballerini
7[3]	Rohan Dennis				Bob Jungels
Final[3]		Nairo Quintana	Peter Sagan	Davide Ballerini	Bob Jungels	Movistar Team

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