The 2017 Record Bank E3 Harelbeke was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 24 March. It was the 60th edition of the E3 Harelbeke and was the eleventh event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.
In a three-up sprint finish of Belgian riders, Greg Van Avermaet () took the race victory ahead of national champion Philippe Gilbert from the team, while the podium placings were completed by 's Oliver Naesen.
Teams As E3 Harelbeke was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.
Route The -long E3 Harelbeke commenced in the centre of Harelbeke and moved east to its most eastern point at Ninove after before turning west and traveling through the Flemish Ardennes with fifteen climbs. The Tiegemberg, the last climb of the day, was located from the finish.
Categorised climbs and cobbles + Climbs and cobbled sections in the 2017 E3 Harelbeke Name Distance from Surface Length(metres) Gradient (%) Start() Finish() () () – Beaucarnestraat 28.8 177.3 cobbles 1200 — 1 Katteberg 29.0 177.1 asphalt 600 6.7% 8.% – Holleweg 30.8 175.3 cobbles 1500 — – Paddestraat 42.3 163.8 cobbles 2300 — 2 La Houppe 93.2 112.9 asphalt 3440 3.32% 10% 3 Kruisberg 109.5 96.6 asphalt &cobbles 800 4.8% 9% 4 Knokteberg 117.4 88.7 asphalt 1530 5.3% 13.3% 5 Hotondberg 121.3 84.8 asphalt 1200 4% 8% 6 Kortekeer 128.4 77.7 asphalt 1000 6.4% 17% 7 Taaienberg 133.3 72.8 cobbles 650 9.5% 18% 8 Boigneberg 139.6 66.5 asphalt 2180 5.8% 15% 9 Eikenberg 144.1 62.0 cobbles 1200 5.5% 11% 10 Stationsberg 149.5 56.6 cobbles 460 3.2% 5.7% – Mariaborrestraat 150.2 55.9 cobbles 2000 — 11 Kapelberg 159.5 46.6 asphalt 900 4% 7% 12 Paterberg 164.4 41.7 cobbles 700 12% 20% 13 Oude Kwaremont 167.2 38.9 cobbles 2200 4.2% 11% 14 Karnemelkbeekstraat 175.0 31.1 asphalt 1530 4.9% 7.3% – Varentstraat 182.6 23.5 cobbles 2000 — 15 Tiegemberg 186.1 20.0 asphalt 1000 6.5% 9%
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