The 2017 Volta a Catalunya was a road cycling stage race that took place between 20 and 26 March. It was the 97th edition of the Volta a Catalunya and the ninth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.

The race was won for the second time by rider Alejandro Valverde, who – like all of his teammates received a one-minute time penalty in the team time trial stage of the race – won three stages, the mountains classification as well as the overall general classification. Valverde finished over a minute clear of his next closest competitor; Alberto Contador finished second for , 63 seconds in arrears of Valverde. The podium was completed by Valverde's teammate Marc Soler – taking the young rider classification as a result – a further 13 seconds adrift of Contador. In the other classifications, the performances for Valverde and Soler were good enough for the to win the teams classification, while 's Pierre Rolland won the intermediate sprints classification.

Teams As the Volta a Catalunya is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton. Two of the Professional Continental teams, and , made their début at UCI World Tour level.

Route The full route of the 2017 Volta a Catalunya was announced on 9 March 2017. The race featured a team time trial for the first time since 2007, and its longest since 1964.

The fourth stage, initially scheduled to be run over and to start in Llívia, was shortened due to snow.

+Stage schedule Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 20 March Calella to Calella Medium-mountain stage 2 21 March Banyoles to Banyoles Team time trial 3 22 March Mataró to La Molina Mountain stage 4 23 March La Seu d'Urgell to Igualada Hilly stage 5 24 March Valls to Lo Port Mountain stage 6 25 March Tortosa to Reus Medium-mountain stage 7 26 March Barcelona to Barcelona Hilly stage

Stages Stage 1 20 March 2017 — Calella to Calella,

Stage 2 21 March 2017 — Banyoles to Banyoles, , team time trial (TTT)

Stage 3 22 March 2017 — Mataró to La Molina,

Stage 4 23 March 2017 — La Seu d'Urgell to Igualada,

Stage 5 24 March 2017 — Valls to Lo Port,

Stage 6 25 March 2017 — Tortosa to Reus,

Stage 7 26 March 2017 — Barcelona to Barcelona,

Classification leadership table In the 2017 Volta a Catalunya, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the team time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints; three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a white and green jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Volta a Catalunya, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

+ Points for the mountains classification Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points for 30 25 20 16 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Points for 16 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 0 Points for 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 Points for 6 4 2 1 0

The second classification was the sprints classification, the leader of which was awarded a white-and-black jersey. In the sprints classification, riders received points for finishing in the top three at intermediate sprint points during each stage. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. Points for this classification were won by the first riders to the top of each categorised climb, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white "design" jersey. Only riders born after 1 January 1992 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

Stage Winner General classification Mountains classification Sprints classification Young rider classification Teams classification 1 Davide Cimolai Davide Cimolai Murilo Affonso Murilo Affonso Dion Smith 2 Ben Hermans Kilian Frankiny 3 Alejandro Valverde Tejay van Garderen Pascal Ackermann Marc Soler 4 Nacer Bouhanni Diego Rubio 5 Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Pierre Rolland 6 Daryl Impey 7 Alejandro Valverde Final Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Pierre Rolland Marc Soler

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