2017 Tour of Flanders for Women
| 2017 UCI Women's World Tour, race 5 of 20 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2 April 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 153.2 km (95.19 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 02' 38" | ||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Coryn Rivera (USA)
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(Team Sunweb) | |
| Second |
 Gracie Elvin (AUS)
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(Orica–Scott) | |
| Third |
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
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(Boels–Dolmans) |
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 153.2 kilometres (95.2 miles).
After a four-rider move was caught with 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) 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 (Team Sunweb) that was the victor, edging out Australia's Gracie Elvin from the Orica–Scott team, while the podium was completed by Boels–Dolmans rider Chantal Blaak from the Netherlands.
The race started and finished in Oudenaarde, for a total distance of 153.2 kilometres (95.2 miles). The first 80 kilometres (50 miles) 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.
28 teams competed in the race.
UCI Women's Teams
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