2017 Vuelta a Murcia

The 2017 Vuelta a Murcia was the 37th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia road cycling one day race.^[2] It was part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, as a 1.1 categorised race.

2017 Vuelta a Murcia

2017 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	11 February 2017
Stages	1
Distance	182.7 km (113.5 mi)
Winning time	4h 03' 08"[1]
Results
Winner  Alejandro Valverde (Spain) (Movistar Team)   Second  Jhonatan Restrepo (Colombia) (Team Katusha–Alpecin)   Third  Patrick Konrad (Austria) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
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The race was won for a record-extending fifth time by local rider Alejandro Valverde of the Movistar Team, attacking the peloton with around 70 kilometres (43 miles) remaining, and soloing away to victory by over two minutes from his closest competitor.^[3] In the sprint finish from a select group of 20 riders, Jhonatan Restrepo (Team Katusha–Alpecin) took second place ahead of Bora–Hansgrohe's Patrick Konrad.^[3]

Teams

Twenty teams were invited to take part in the race. These included six UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI Professional Continental teams, five UCI Continental teams and a Spanish national team.^[4]

UCI WorldTeams

• Bahrain–Merida
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• Team Katusha–Alpecin
• Lotto–Soudal
• Movistar Team
• Orica–Scott

UCI Professional Continental Teams

• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
• Cofidis
• Direct Énergie
• Gazprom–RusVelo
• Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
• Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• Wanty–Groupe Gobert

UCI Continental Teams

• Burgos BH
• Dare Viator Partizan
• Euskadi Basque Country–Murias
• Rally Cycling
• Team Ukyo

National teams

• Spain

Result

Result^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Movistar Team	4h 03' 08"
2	Jhonatan Restrepo (COL)	Team Katusha–Alpecin	+ 2' 10"
3	Patrick Konrad (AUT)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 2' 10"
4	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 2' 10"
5	Baptiste Planckaert (BEL)	Team Katusha–Alpecin	+ 2' 10"
6	Ion Izagirre (ESP)	Bahrain–Merida	+ 2' 10"
7	Christopher Juul-Jensen (DNK)	Orica–Scott	+ 2' 10"
8	Tiesj Benoot (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 2' 10"
9	Pieter Weening (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	+ 2' 10"
10	Emanuel Buchmann (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 2' 10"