Cycling race
2017 Vuelta a San Juan UCI America Tour Dates 23–29 January 2017 Stages 7 Distance 886.1 km (550.6 mi) Winning time 20h 19' 00 "[ 1]
The2017 Vuelta a San Juan was aroad cycling stage race that took place between 23 and 29 January. It was the 35th edition of theVuelta a San Juan and the first time it was rated as a2.1 event on theUCI America Tour calendar.
The race was won byBauke Mollema for theTrek–Segafredo team; after finishing second toBahrain–Merida 'sRamūnas Navardauskas in the third stage individual time trial, Mollema took the race leader's blue jersey from Navardauskas two days later,[ 2] atop the Alto Colorado – in a stage won byUAE Abu Dhabi 'sRui Costa – and maintained a 14-second race lead to the end of the race.[ 3] Second place went toÓscar Sevilla (Medellín–Inder ),[ 3] while a further two seconds in arrears, wasAndroni Giocattoli–Sidermec riderRodolfo Torres who completed the final podium.[ 3]
Torres' teammateEgan Bernal won the green jersey for the young rider classification, while riders from theA.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima squad claimed all the remaining jerseys:Franco Germán López won the red jersey for the mountains classification,Nicolás Naranjo won the yellow jersey for the sprints classification, whileRicardo Escuela claimed the white and violet jerseys for being the highest-placed rider from the San Juan province and Argentina as a whole. Bahrain–Merida won the teams classification, whileQuick-Step Floors won five of the race's seven stages, with two wins apiece forFernando Gaviria andMaximiliano Richeze andTom Boonen with one.
Participating teams [ edit ]
As the Vuelta a San Juan was a 2.1 event, a limited number ofUCI WorldTeams were able to participate in the race.[ 4] In total, 26 teams participated in the race: 4UCI WorldTeams ,6Professional Continental teams, 10Continental teams, and 6 national selections.[ 5]
UCI Professional Continental Teams
Italy
Argentina
Mexico
Uruguay
Brazil
Chile
The route of the 2017 Vuelta a San Juan consisted of 6 mass start stages and one individual time trial.[ 6] All stages were centered around the town ofSan Juan .Most of the stages were relatively flat, except for stage 5, which finished on top of a 2,565 m (8,415 ft) mountain, the Alto Colorado.
23 January 2017 —San Juan to San Juan, 142.5 km (89 mi)
24 January 2017 — San Juan to San Juan, 128.8 km (80 mi)
25 January 2017 — San Juan, 11.9 km (7 mi),individual time trial (ITT)
26 January 2017 —San Martín to San Martín, 160.5 km (100 mi)
27 January 2017 —Chimbas toAlto Colorado ,162.4 km (101 mi)
28 January 2017 —Pocito to Pocito, 168.7 km (105 mi)[ a]
29 January 2017 — San Juan to San Juan, 111.3 km (69 mi)[ b]
Classification leadership table [ edit ]
There were four official classifications in the 2017 Vuelta a San Juan, with four corresponding leader's jerseys. The blue jersey was for the leader in thegeneral classification ,the yellow jersey for the leader in thesprint classification ,the red jersey for the leader in themountain classification ,and the green jersey for the leader in the under 23 classification.[ 23]
Next to these classifications, there were subclassifications for Argentine riders, and riders from the province of San Juan, while there was also a classification for teams.
^a b Stage reduced from 185.7 km (115 mi) due to extreme heat.[ 7]
^a b Stage reduced from 138.2 km (86 mi) due to extreme heat.[ 1] [ 8]
^a b c d "7ª Etapa.: SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (Circumbalación), 138.2 Km" [Stage 7: SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (Circuit), 138.2 Km.](PDF ) .Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 29 January 2017.Retrieved29 January 2017 .
^ Fletcher, Patrick (27 January 2017)."Mollema buoyed by Vuelta a San Juan performance" .Cyclingnews .Immediate Media Company .Retrieved29 January 2017 .
^a b c "Vuelta a San Juan: Mollema wins the overall" .Cyclingnews .Immediate Media Company .29 January 2017.Retrieved29 January 2017 .
^ "UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2 Road Races, 2.1.005" (PDF) .uci.ch .Retrieved19 January 2017 .
^ "Equipos" .vueltaasanjuan.org (in Spanish).Retrieved19 January 2017 .
^ "Recorrido" .vueltaasanjuan.org (in European Spanish).Retrieved19 January 2017 .
^ "Vuelta a San Juan stage 6 shortened due to extreme heat" .Cyclingnews .Immediate Media Company .28 January 2017.Retrieved28 January 2017 .
^ Fletcher, Patrick (29 January 2017)."Second consecutive Vuelta a San Juan stage shortened due to extreme heat" .Cyclingnews .Immediate Media Company .Retrieved29 January 2017 .
^ "Etapas: 1ª Etapa (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 142.50 Km" [Stages: Stage 1 (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 142.50 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 23 January 2017.Retrieved24 January 2017 .
^ "Generales: 1ª Etapa (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 142.50 Km" [General: Stage 1 (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 142.50 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 23 January 2017.Retrieved24 January 2017 .
^ "Etapas: 2ª Etapa (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 128.80 Km" [Stages: Stage 2 (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 128.80 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 24 January 2017.Retrieved24 January 2017 .
^ "Generales: 2ª Etapa (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 128.80 Km" [General: Stage 2 (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN) 128.80 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 24 January 2017.Retrieved24 January 2017 .
^ "Etapas: 3ª Etapa (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN (C.R.I.)) 11.90 Km" [Stages: Stage 3 (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN (I.T.T.)) 11.90 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 25 January 2017.Retrieved25 January 2017 .
^ "Generales: 3ª Etapa (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN (C.R.I.)) 11.90 Km" [General: Stage 3 (SAN JUAN - SAN JUAN (I.T.T.)) 11.90 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 25 January 2017.Retrieved25 January 2017 .
^ "Etapas: 4ª Etapa (SAN MARTIN - SAN MARTIN) 160.50 Km" [Stages: Stage 4 (SAN MARTIN - SAN MARTIN) 160.50 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 26 January 2017.Retrieved26 January 2017 .
^ "Generales: 4ª Etapa (SAN MARTIN - SAN MARTIN) 160.50 Km" [General: Stage 4 (SAN MARTIN - SAN MARTIN) 160.50 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 26 January 2017.Retrieved26 January 2017 .
^ "Etapas: 5ª Etapa (CHIMBAS - ALTO COLORADO) 162.40 Km" [Stages: Stage 5 (CHIMBAS - ALTO COLORADO) 162.40 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 27 January 2017.Retrieved27 January 2017 .
^ "Generales: 5ª Etapa (CHIMBAS - ALTO COLORADO) 162.40 Km" [General: Stage 5 (CHIMBAS - ALTO COLORADO) 162.40 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 27 January 2017.Retrieved27 January 2017 .
^ "Etapas: 6ª Etapa (POCITO - POCITO) 185.70 Km" [Stages: Stage 6 (POCITO - POCITO) 185.70 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 28 January 2017.Retrieved28 January 2017 .
^ "Generales: 6ª Etapa (POCITO - POCITO) 185.70 Km" [General: Stage 6 (POCITO - POCITO) 185.70 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 28 January 2017.Retrieved28 January 2017 .
^ "Etapas: 7ª Etapa (SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (CIRCUITO CIRCUNVALACION)) 138.20 Km" [Stages: Stage 7 (SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (CIRCUIT RACE)) 138.20 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 29 January 2017.Retrieved29 January 2017 .
^ "Generales: 7ª Etapa (SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (CIRCUITO CIRCUNVALACION)) 138.20 Km" [General: Stage 7 (SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (CIRCUIT RACE)) 138.20 Km].Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 29 January 2017.Retrieved29 January 2017 .
^ "Guía Técnica Vuelta a San Juan 2017" .vueltaasanjuan.org .Retrieved20 January 2017 .
^ "1ª Etapa.: S. JUAN-S. JUAN (Etapa Media Agua), 142.5 Km" [Stage 1: S. JUAN-S. JUAN (Media Agua Stage), 142.5 Km.](PDF ) .Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 23 January 2017.Retrieved25 January 2017 .
^ "2ª Etapa.: SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (Etapa del Oeste), 128.8 Km" [Stage 2: S. JUAN-S. JUAN (Oeste Stage), 128.8 Km.](PDF ) .Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 24 January 2017.Retrieved25 January 2017 .
^ "3ª Etapa.: SAN JUAN-SAN JUAN (C.R.I.), 11.9 Km" [Stage 3: S. JUAN-S. JUAN (I.T.T.), 11.9 Km.](PDF ) .Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 25 January 2017.Retrieved25 January 2017 .
^ "4ª Etapa.: SAN MARTIN – SAN MARTIN, 160.5 Km" [Stage 4: SAN MARTIN – SAN MARTIN, 160.5 Km.](PDF ) .Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 26 January 2017.Retrieved26 January 2017 .
^ "5ª Etapa.: CHIMBAS – ALTO COLORADO, 162.4 Km" [Stage 5: CHIMBAS – ALTO COLORADO, 162.4 Km.](PDF ) .Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 27 January 2017.Retrieved27 January 2017 .
^ "6ª Etapa.: POCITO – POCITO, 168.1 Km" [Stage 6: POCITO – POCITO, 168.1 Km.](PDF ) .Edosof (in Spanish). Edosof Timing Systems. 28 January 2017.Retrieved28 January 2017 .