Name: Tour de France 2017
Start: 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z
End: 2017-07-23T00:00:00Z
Location: France

Tour de France 2017 Race Overview

The 2017 Tour de France starts in Germany for the first time since its 1987 West German Grand Depart. A 14km time trial opens the race in Düsseldorf with stage 2 to also start in the German city.

The Tour de France hub page is packed with news, 21 stage previews, analysis, photos, and rider interviews ahead of the 2017 edition of the race.

Chris Froome (Team Sky) is set to return to defend his 2016 title. The British rider will be aiming for his fourth Tour de France title. Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Richie Porte (BMC Racing), and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) are expected to challenge.

Start list

Stage 21: Groenewegen sprints to Champs-Élysées victory

LottoNL-Jumbo's Dylan Groenewegen took his first career Tour de France stage victory in style, winning the Champs-Élysées sprint ahead of André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data).

The racing heated up after a mostly processional first half of the day as the Tour peloton rolled into Paris. A break jumped clear to provide the sprint teams with a carrot on the urban circuit, with the pack upping the pace to guarantee the escapees would ultimately be reeled in to set up a bunch kick.

Quick-Step's Zdenek Stybar led a late attempt to jump clear but he was swept up to set the stage for a sprint. Groenewegen hit the front very early but held off a charging Greipel to secure the victory.

Chris Froome (Sky) rolled across the line safely a few moments later to officially seal his fourth career Tour de France overall win.

Stage 21 Brief Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	2:25:39
2	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
4	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
5	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin
6	Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
7	Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ
8	Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro
9	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
10	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team

Final general classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	86:20:55
2	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac	0:00:54
3	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:02:20
4	Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky	0:02:21
5	Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team	0:03:05
6	Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors	0:04:42
7	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott	0:06:14
8	Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates	0:08:20
9	Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo	0:08:49
10	Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb	0:09:25

Tour de France countdown

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Tour de France 2017 route

Tour de France race route map

2016 Final General classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	89:04:48
2	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:04:05
3	Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team	0:04:21
4	Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange	0:04:42
5	Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team	0:05:17
6	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team	0:06:16
7	Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha	0:06:58
8	Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - Merida
9	Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step	0:07:04
10	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff Team	0:07:11