E3 Saxo Classic 2017 - Race results

24.03

E3 Saxo Classic, first held in 1958 and long known as E3 Harelbeke, is one of the defining races of the Flemish spring and is often seen as a dress rehearsal for the Tour of Flanders. With its relentless sequence of short climbs and cobbled sectors, including icons such as the Taaienberg, Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, the race consistently rewards explosive classics specialists. While the route has evolved over time, its core identity has remained unchanged, favouring aggressive racing and early selection rather than waiting for a sprint.

Results

Race

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team 4:48:17
2 Philippe Gilbert Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
3 Oliver Naesen AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
4 Luke Durbridge Orica-Scott + 00.40
5 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora-Hansgrohe + 00.41
6 Michael Valgren Astana Pro Team + 00.52
7 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain-Merida + 00.52
8 Tom Boonen Quick-Step Floors + 00.52
9 Dylan van Baarle Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling + 00.52
10 Alberto Bettiol Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling + 00.52
11 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.52
12 Jens Keukeleire Orica-Scott + 00.52
13 John Degenkolb Trek-Segafredo + 00.52
14 Tiesj Benoot Lotto-Soudal + 00.52
15 Luke Rowe Team Sky + 00.52
16 Sebastian Langeveld Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling + 00.52
17 Laurens De Vreese Astana Pro Team + 00.52
18 Ignatas Konovalovas FDJ + 00.52
19 Niki Terpstra Quick-Step Floors + 00.52
20 Daniel Oss BMC Racing Team + 00.52
21 Tony Martin Katusha-Alpecin + 00.52
22 Matteo Trentin Quick-Step Floors + 00.57
23 Sep Vanmarcke Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling + 01.53
24 Magnus Cort Orica-Scott + 02.12
25 Borut Bozic Bahrain-Merida + 02.12
26 Sacha Modolo UAE Team Emirates + 02.12
27 Alexander Kristoff Katusha-Alpecin + 02.12
28 Ramon Sinkeldam Team Sunweb + 02.12
29 Olivier Le Gac FDJ + 02.12
30 Scott Thwaites Team Dimension Data + 02.12
31 Jasper De Buyst Lotto-Soudal + 02.12
32 Iljo Keisse Quick-Step Floors + 02.12
33 Luka Pibernik Bahrain-Merida + 02.12
34 Frederik Backaert Wanty - Groupe Gobert + 02.12
35 Koen De Kort Trek-Segafredo + 02.12
36 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Wanty - Groupe Gobert + 02.12
37 Mathew Hayman Orica-Scott + 02.12
38 Taco van der Hoorn Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij + 02.12
39 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 02.12
40 Loic Vliegen BMC Racing Team + 02.12
41 Jasha Sütterlin Movistar Team + 02.12
42 Bryan Coquard Direct Énergie + 02.12
43 Gijs Van Hoecke Team Lotto NL-Jumbo + 02.12
44 Stijn Devolder Verandas Willems-Crelan + 02.12
45 Bram Tankink Team Lotto NL-Jumbo + 02.12
46 Jos Van Emden Team Lotto NL-Jumbo + 02.12
47 Jempy Drucker BMC Racing Team + 02.12
48 Jelle Wallays Lotto-Soudal + 02.12
49 Huub Duyn Verandas Willems-Crelan + 02.12
50 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise + 02.12
51 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Pro Team + 02.12
52 Kevyn Ista WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect + 02.12
53 Zdenek Stybar Quick-Step Floors + 02.16
54 Lukasz Wisniowski Team Sky + 02.16
55 Silvan Dillier BMC Racing Team + 02.16
56 Ian Stannard Team Sky + 02.16
57 Iván García Cortina Bahrain-Merida + 02.16
58 Christopher Juul-Jensen Orica-Scott + 02.16
59 Thomas Scully Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling + 02.16
60 Antoine Duchesne Direct Énergie + 02.16
61 Sylvain Chavanel Direct Énergie + 02.16
62 Gianni Moscon Team Sky + 02.20
63 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 02.20
64 Marco Marcato UAE Team Emirates + 02.29
65 Tyler Farrar Team Dimension Data + 02.43
66 Hugo Houle AG2R La Mondiale + 06.15
67 Alexey Tsatevitch Gazprom-RusVelo + 06.15
68 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Pro Team + 06.15
69 Reto Hollenstein Katusha-Alpecin + 06.15
70 Nils Politt Katusha-Alpecin + 06.15
71 Stijn Vandenbergh AG2R La Mondiale + 06.15
72 Michael Mørkøv Katusha-Alpecin + 06.15
73 Martin Elmiger BMC Racing Team + 06.15
74 Eliot Lietaer Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise + 06.15
75 Søren Kragh Andersen Team Sunweb + 06.15
76 Tom Van Asbroeck Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling + 06.15
77 Mickaël Delage FDJ + 06.15
78 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 06.15
79 Kristjan Koren Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling + 06.15
80 Marcus Burghardt Bora-Hansgrohe + 06.15
81 Bert De Backer Team Sunweb + 08.36
82 Elmar Reinders Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij + 08.36
83 Twan Castelijns Team Lotto NL-Jumbo + 08.36
84 Floris Gerts BMC Racing Team + 08.36
85 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ + 08.36
86 Jorge Arcas Movistar Team + 08.36
87 Kenneth Van Rooy Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise + 08.36
88 Moreno Hofland Lotto-Soudal + 08.36
89 Romain Cardis Direct Énergie + 08.36
90 Mads Pedersen Trek-Segafredo + 08.36
91 Sjoerd Van Ginneken Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij + 08.36
92 Julien Vermote Quick-Step Floors + 08.36
93 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 08.36
94 Nuno Bico Movistar Team + 08.36
95 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team + 08.36
96 Lars Boom Team Lotto NL-Jumbo + 08.36
97 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 08.36
98 Kris Boeckmans Lotto-Soudal + 08.39
99 Edvald Boasson-Hagen Team Dimension Data + 10.45
100 Sven Erik Bystrøm Katusha-Alpecin + 10.45
101 Erik Baska Bora-Hansgrohe + 10.45
102 Maciej Bodnar Bora-Hansgrohe + 10.45
103 Sander Cordeel Verandas Willems-Crelan + 10.45
104 Alexander Porsev Gazprom-RusVelo + 10.45
105 Igor Boev Gazprom-RusVelo + 10.45
106 Julien Morice Direct Énergie + 10.45
107 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 10.45
108 Peter Sagan Bora-Hansgrohe + 10.45
109 Alexandre Pichot Direct Énergie + 10.45
110 Remy Mertz Lotto-Soudal + 10.45
111 Pavel Brutt Gazprom-RusVelo + 10.45
112 Aimé De Gendt Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise + 10.45
- Nikolai Trusov Gazprom-RusVelo DNF
- Jenthe Biermans Katusha-Alpecin DNF
- Yoann Offredo Wanty - Groupe Gobert DNF
- Tom Stamsnijder Team Sunweb DNF
- Truls Korsæth Astana Pro Team DNF
- Jon Ander Insausti Bahrain-Merida DNF
- Alex Kirsch WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect DNF
- Jesper Asselman Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij DNF
- Marko Kump UAE Team Emirates DNF
- Ryan Anderson Direct Énergie DNF
- Nicholas Dougall Team Dimension Data DNF
- Lawrence Naesen WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect DNF
- Coen Vermeltfoort Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij DNF
- Gregory Rast Trek-Segafredo DNF
- Preben van Hecke Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise DNF
- Owain Doull Team Sky DNF
- Fumiyuki Beppu Trek-Segafredo DNF
- Marc Sarreau FDJ DNF
- Niccolo Bonifazio Bahrain-Merida DNF
- Marco Haller Katusha-Alpecin DNF
- Otto Vergaerde Verandas Willems-Crelan DNF
- Piet Allegaert Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise DNF
- Adrien Petit Direct Énergie DNF
- Wesley Kreder Wanty - Groupe Gobert DNF
- Tony Gallopin Lotto-Soudal DNF
- Ryan Mullen Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling DNF
- Brian Van Goethem Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij DNF
- Youcef Reguigui Team Dimension Data DNF
- Matti Breschel Astana Pro Team DNF
- Andrea Guardini UAE Team Emirates DNF
- Andrey Solomennikov Gazprom-RusVelo DNF
- Oscar Gatto Astana Pro Team DNF
- Roy Curvers Team Sunweb DNF
- Andriy Grivko Astana Pro Team DNF
- Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data DNF
- Stef Van Zummeren Verandas Willems-Crelan DNF
- Nico Denz AG2R La Mondiale DNF
- David Per Bahrain-Merida DNF
- Jasper Stuyven Trek-Segafredo DNF
- Jimmy Duquennoy WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect DNF
- Nikolas Maes Lotto-Soudal DNF
- Ludwig De Winter WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect DNF
- Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team DNF
- Roger Kluge Orica-Scott DNF
- Dries van Gestel Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise DNF
- Marco Coledan Trek-Segafredo DNF
- Ivan Savitsky Gazprom-RusVelo DNF
- Salvatore Puccio Team Sky DNF
- Chun Kai Feng Bahrain-Merida DNF
- Gaetan Bille Verandas Willems-Crelan DNF
- Christian Knees Team Sky DNF
- Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale DNF
- Zico Waeytens Team Sunweb DNF
- Pieter Vanspeybrouck Wanty - Groupe Gobert DNF
- Hector Carretero Movistar Team DNF
- Danny van Poppel Team Sky DNF
- Carlos Betancur Movistar Team DNF
- Lorrenzo Manzin FDJ DNF
- Simone Antonini Wanty - Groupe Gobert DNF
- Juraj Sagan Bora-Hansgrohe DNF
- Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data DNF
- Dries De Bondt Verandas Willems-Crelan DNF
- Christoph Pfingsten Bora-Hansgrohe DNF
- Aleksejs Saramotins Bora-Hansgrohe DNF
- Roman Maikin Gazprom-RusVelo DNF
- Jérôme Baugnies Wanty - Groupe Gobert DNF
- Jacopo Guarnieri FDJ DNF
- Albert Timmer Team Sunweb DNF
- Kevin Van Melsen Wanty - Groupe Gobert DNF
- Luka Mezgec Orica-Scott DNF
- Dayer Quintana Movistar Team DNF
- Marc Fournier FDJ DNF
- Federico Zurlo UAE Team Emirates DNF
- Julien Stassen WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect DNF
- Tom Leezer Team Lotto NL-Jumbo DNF
- Pim Ligthart Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij DNF
- Mitchell Docker Orica-Scott DNF
- Maarten Wynants Team Lotto NL-Jumbo DNF
- Elias Van Breussegem Verandas Willems-Crelan DNF
- Christophe Masson WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect DNF
- Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb DNF
- Jack Bauer Quick-Step Floors DNF
- Robert Wagner Team Lotto NL-Jumbo DNF
- Berden De Vries Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij DNF
- Benjamin Declercq Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise DNF
- Oliviero Troia UAE Team Emirates DNF
- Jay Robert Thomson Team Dimension Data DNF
- Ludovic Robeet WB-Veranclassic-Aqua Protect DNF

Race profile

Race
E3 Saxo Classic
Date
24.03.2017
Total distance
206.1 km
Gen
Men
Cat
1.UWT
Country
Belgium
Discipline
Road
First edition
1958

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