The 2017 UCI Women's World Tour was the second edition of the UCI Women's World Tour. For the 2017 season, the calendar consisted of 20 races, up from 17 in 2016. Two one-day races – the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, to complete an Ardennes classics week – were added along with the Ladies Tour of Norway and the Holland Ladies Tour; all 2016 races returned for the 2017 calendar, with the exception of the cancelled Philadelphia International Cycling Classic.
The individual classification was won by Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen, riding for the team. Van der Breggen took the lead of the standings after winning the Tour of California, and after losing the lead to Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma () after the Women's Tour, van der Breggen regained the lead after victory at the Giro d'Italia Femminile. Van der Breggen, who won five races during 2017 – including all three Ardennes classics – maintained her lead throughout the remainder of the season, ultimately winning the overall classification by 27 points from compatriot Annemiek van Vleuten from the team. Van Vleuten closed the gap in points over the second half of the season, finishing third at the Giro d'Italia Femminile before victories at La Course by Le Tour de France, and the Holland Ladies Tour. Third place in the standings went to Niewiadoma, who took podium finishes in all three Ardennes classics and a second place at Strade Bianche, alongside her Women's Tour victory.
In the other classifications, rider Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig from Denmark was the winner of the youth classification for riders under the age of 23. Uttrup Ludwig took seven victories in the classification, and finished with over three times as many points compared to her nearest challengers. were the winners of the teams classification, taking eight wins during the season. , and their American rider Coryn Rivera, took three victories as they finished as runners-up in the standings.
Teams + 2017 UCI Women's World Teams, invitational ranking & equipment Code Official Team Name Country RankThis is the UCI's 'Invitational Ranking', the top 20 teams in the Invitational Rankings are guaranteed entry into Women's World Tour one-day-races, and the top 15 for the top stage races. Points Groupset Road Bike(s) Time Trial Bike Wheels ALE 8 1563CampagnoloCipollini NK1KCipollini NKTTUrsus VAI 27215 ASA 18610 ShimanoArgon 18 Gallium Pro Specialized ShivCorima BPK 11872ShimanoKemo KE-R8Kemo KE-T5Ambrosio BDP 24346Orbea DLT 14244 SRAM S-Works AmiraSpecialized Tarmac Specialized Shiv Zipp BTC 16754 SRAM Scott Addict Scott Plasma Fulcrum LPR 51992 SRAM Canyon Ultimate WMN CF SLXCanyon Aeroad CF SLX Canyon Speedmax CF Zipp CBT 71684 Shimano/Rotor Cervélo S5Cervélo R5 Cervélo P5 Enve GPC 3465Giant COL 3652 ShimanoBianchi Oltre XR.1 Bianchi Aquila CV Vittoria CPC 91406FSACannondale SuperSix EvoCannondale SliceVision Wheels CZG Guerciotti DRP 22449ShimanoTrek EmondaTrek ModoneTrek Speed ConceptBontrager FDJ 15784ShimanoLapierre XeliusLapierre AerostormShimano GSB 3843Bianchi HBS 3746ShimanoHIA Velo FounderBH AerolightFastForward HPU 12856 Shimano Scott Addict 15 Scott Plasma FastForward LWD 13840ShimanoMerckx Milano 72Merckx Lugano 68Edco LWK 14802ShimanoKuota KougarKuota KhanKuota KaliburMiche LTK 4016MMNesta LSL 17646 Shimano Ridley Liz SL Ridley Dean FastForward MCC Minsk Cycling Club 4113 ORS 61867 Shimano Scott Foil Scott Plasma Shimano/PRO PVD 26264 Shimano Carrera Veleno Massini FastForward RLW 3396 SRAM Diamondback Podium Equipe Diamondback Serios AF HED MIC 21497Orbea Avant M40Orbea OrduMiche SAS 28174Argon18 Gallium-ProArgon18 E-118 Next SER 20510 Shimano Vision T20 25342 SRAM Felt Bicycles FR Felt Bicycles DA Zipp SVE 31107 ILU Team Illuminate 3923S-Works SUN 42480 Shimano Giant–Liv Envie Giant Trinity Shimano TIB 19550 Shimano Fuji TransonicFuji SLFuji Supreme Fuji Norcom Straight Edco Wheels TVW 101013SRAMCervelo S5Cervelo P5HED WNT 30115ShimanoSpecialized TarmacSpecialized ShivHope Tech TWC –– TOG 29131 UHC 23401 Shimano Orbea Orca OMR Orbea Ordu Shimano VAL 4113Pinarello Dogma F8Pinarello GanFulcrum DNA 32105 ShimanoFSA Orbea Orca Orbea Ordu Vision SLP 3560 WHT 22786CampagnoloColnago C60Colnago K.ZeroCampagnolo WM3 32483ShimanoRidley JaneRidley AuraRidley DeanShimano
Key Cell colour Invitation Top-15 team, invited to all UCI WWT one-day & stage races automatically Top-20 team, invited to all UCI WWT one-day races automatically
Events The Philadelphia International Cycling Classic was scheduled to be held on 4 June, but was cancelled on 27 January due to "difficulty attracting sponsor financial support".
Final points standings Individual
Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.
Individual rankingsRankNameTeamPoints1 1016298938564803563066267623861495181045711452124291342714373153471633417321183201932020303 202 riders scored pointsSource:
Youth
The top three riders in the final results of each World Tour event's young rider classification received points towards the standings. Six points were awarded to first place, four points to second place and two points to third place.
Youth rankingsRankNameTeamPoints1 52216316412512612710889810811812813814615416417418419Russia (national team)4204 28 riders scored points Source:
Team
Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top four riders of a team in each race, plus points gained in the Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT.
Team classificationRankTeamSTRRONTROGENFLAAGRLFWLBLCHOTOCOWTGIRLACRIDTTTVARNORPLOHOLMADPoints1971847035115280220238219221478174421408622512432532732721031248512675509811721417726138801552201631302153314012030100257834542214311629985756435771246170182441356070341708510060104352971702881409123418215251166210270358319110310123100366316022615056108403512358585934219126307656116218761414736181101203234767510787261001201201472012288162572301435201776110516202890871412640976Listed on 994 points by UCI, due to all six riders being attributed points for the Giro d'Italia Femminile.91021225221651303843260322510806560763105048186040286680355212249095662111456221063231164469788512121810062814997398131068201616410601630503001474201260248827815259259164221144075255173540634882018424518614272162648186352431916357443236141022232010602420114 36 teams scored points Source:
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