The 2017 Tour of Flanders for Women was the 14th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was held on 2 April 2017, as the fifth race of the 2017 UCI Women's World Tour season over a distance of .
After a four-rider move was caught with remaining, the race ended in a bunch sprint of 19 riders; for the second time in three World Tour races, it was American rider Coryn Rivera () that was the victor as the first American to win an edition of the Tour of Flanders, edging out Australia's Gracie Elvin from the team who was the first Australian to podium at this race, while the podium was completed by rider Chantal Blaak from the Netherlands.
Route
The race started and finished in Oudenaarde, for a total distance of . The first wound through the hills of the Zwalm region, before addressing the climbs in the Flemish Ardennes between Geraardsbergen and Oudenaarde. There were 12 categorised climbs and five sectors of flat cobbled roads.
Categorised climbs and cobbles + Climbs and cobbled sections in the 2017 Tour of Flanders Name Distance from Surface Length(metres) Gradient (%) Start() Finish() () () – Lange Munte 15.5 137.7 cobbles 2470 — – Lippenhovestraat 36.0 117.2 cobbles 1300 — – Paddestraat 37.4 115.8 cobbles 1500 — 1 Achterberg 56.0 97.2 asphalt 1500 4.3% 11% 2 Eikenberg 62.6 90.6 cobbles 1200 5.2% 10% 3 Wolvenberg 65.7 87.5 asphalt 645 7.9% 17.3% – Holleweg 65.8 87.4 cobbles 1500 — – Haaghoek 71.5 81.7 cobbles 2000 — 4 Leberg 74.5 78.7 asphalt 950 4.2% 13.8% 5 Berendries 78.6 74.6 asphalt 940 7% 12.3% 6 Tenbosse 83.5 69.7 asphalt 450 6.9% 8.7% 7 Muur van Geraardsbergen 93.9 59.3 cobbles 1075 9.3% 19.8% 8 La Houppe 112.5 40.7 asphalt 2800 3.3% 10% 9 Kanarieberg 118.3 34.9 asphalt 1000 7.7% 14% 10 Kruisberg–Hotond 126.7 26.5 cobbles–asphalt 2500 5% 9% 11 Oude Kwaremont 136.5 16.7 cobbles 2200 4% 11.6% 12 Paterberg 140.0 13.2 cobbles 360 12.9% 20.3%
Teams 28 teams competed in the race.
UCI Women's Teams
Result
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