2017 Volta ao Algarve
| 2017 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 15–19 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 770.2 km (478.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 04' 03" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Primož Roglič (Slovenia)
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(LottoNL–Jumbo) |
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| Second |
 Michał Kwiatkowski (Poland)
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(Team Sky) | |
| Third |
 Tony Gallopin (France)
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(Lotto–Soudal) | |
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Points |
 André Greipel (Germany)
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(Lotto–Soudal) |
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Mountains |
 Juan Felipe Osorio (Colombia)
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(Team Manzana Postobón) |
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Youth |
 Tiesj Benoot (Belgium)
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(Lotto–Soudal) |
| Team | Astana | ||
The 2017 Volta ao Algarve was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Algarve region of Portugal between 15 and 19 February 2017. It was the 43rd edition of the Volta ao Algarve and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour.
The race was won by Slovenian rider Primož Roglič for the LottoNL–Jumbo team, having taken the race lead after top-three finishes in the second and third stages. Roglič maintained a 22-second lead over Team Sky's Michał Kwiatkowski from Poland for the remainder of the race, to take the biggest stage race win of his career. The podium was completed by France's Tony Gallopin riding for the Lotto–Soudal team, a further 33 seconds in arrears of Kwiatkowski.
Two of Gallopin's teammates were to each win one of the race's sub-classifications; Tiesj Benoot won the young rider classification, finishing in eighth place overall while André Greipel won the points classification with a stage win and a second place during the race. Juan Felipe Osorio won the mountains classification for Team Manzana Postobón, while the teams classification was won by the Astana team.
24 teams were invited to take part in the race. These included eleven UCI WorldTeams, six UCI Professional Continental teams, and seven UCI Continental teams.
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