Arnhem – Veenendaal Classic 2017

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General
output 32nd Arnhem – Veenendaal Classic
Racing series UCI Europe Tour 2017 1.1
date 18th August 2017
overall length 195.8 km
Host country NED Netherlands
begin Veenendaal
target Veenendaal
Teams 21st
Driver at the start 156
Driver at the finish 107
Average speed 44.911 km / h
Result
winner SLO Luka Mezgec ( Orica-Scott )
Second NED Wouter Wippert ( Cannondale-Drapac )
Third NED Moreno Hofland ( Lotto-Soudal )
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The 32nd Arnhem – Veenendaal Classic 2017 was a Dutch road bike race with start and finish in Veenendaal after 195.8 km . It took place on Friday , August 18, 2017 . It was also part of the UCI Europe Tour 2017 and classified there in category 1.1 .

The winner in the sprint of around 30 riders was the Slovene Luka Mezgec from Orica-Scott ahead of the Dutchman Wouter Wippert from the Cannondale Drapac Professional Cycling Team .

Participating teams

WorldTeams (4)
  1. NED Lotto NL-Jumbo
  2. BEL Lotto Soudal
  3. OUT Orica Scott
  4. United States Cannondale-Drapac
Professional Continental Teams (6)
  1. FRA Fortuneo Oscaro
  2. NED Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
  3. BEL Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
  4. BEL Verandas Willems-Crelan
  5. BEL WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect
  6. BEL Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Continental Teams (11)
  1. IRL To Post-ChainReaction
  2. NED Baby dump
  3. NED Delta Cycling Rotterdam
  4. NED Destil-Jo Piels
  5. GER Sunweb Development
  6. NED Metec TKH coat
  7. NED Monkey Town Continental
  8. GER Wheel-net rose
  9. NED SEG Racing Academy
  10. NOR Coop
  11. THE VéloCONCEPT
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route

After the start in Veenendaal, the route first ran into the surrounding area of ​​Veenendaal. The route was relatively flat. After about 120 kilometers you reached Veenendaal for the first time. Then there were three laps of 25.6 kilometers each. Like the first course, the circuit was relatively flat.

Race course

After the start, around 35 drivers drove away from the field. They had a lead of a maximum of 40 seconds and were already back after 35 kilometers. Then nine drivers attacked, including Theo Reinhardt (Germany / rad-net) and Lukas Spengler (Switzerland / WB Veranclassic). Their maximum advantage was three minutes in the initial continuous rain, which subsided towards the goal. A few kilometers before the finish line, all the outliers were set and a mass sprint started. This was won by the Slovenian Luka Mezgec (Orica) ahead of Wouter Wippert (Netherlands / Cannondale Drapac).

Race result

# driver team time
winner SloveniaSlovenia Luka Mezgec Orica Scott 4h 21 '35 "
2. NetherlandsNetherlands Wouter Wippert Cannondale Drapac Professional Cycling Team equal time
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Moreno Hofland Lotto Soudal equal time
4th NetherlandsNetherlands Lars Boom Team Lotto NL-Jumbo equal time
5. BelgiumBelgium Kenny Dehaes Wanty-Groupe Gobert equal time
6th BelgiumBelgium Timothy Dupont Vérandas Willems-Crelan equal time
7th BelgiumBelgium Bert van Lerberghe Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise equal time
8th. NetherlandsNetherlands Arvid de Kleijn Baby dump equal time
9. NetherlandsNetherlands Brian van Goethem Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij equal time
10. GermanyGermany Roger Kluge Orica Scott equal time

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Groenewegen successor wanted at the Cyclassics warm-up. radsport-news.com, August 18, 2017, accessed August 18, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Mezgec succeeds Groenewegen. radsport-news.com, August 18, 2017, accessed August 18, 2017 .

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