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Donostia - Donostia (Basque for the city of San Sebastián), 231 km

Michal Kwiatkowski wins a big one.

The race: Here's the report from winner Michal Kwiatkowski's Team Sky.

Following great help from Mikel Landa in the final five kilometres Kwiatkowski had too much for Tony Gallopin (Lotto Soudal) and defending champion Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) in the final sprint to win by several bike lengths.

Landa - who had launched a crucial attack on the final climb up the famed Murgil - rolled home fifth after setting the pace in the closing stages.

Team Sky had taken control early on, riding to the keep the break’s lead in check, before Gianni Moscon and Sergio Henao infiltrated a dangerous late move.

Moscon then went solo but was caught midway up the Murgil. That was the catalyst for Landa’s attack and Kwiatkowski was able to bridge to his team-mate just over the summit, before the pair played the final run to the line perfectly.
Speaking before stepping on the podium, Kwiatkowski was quick to thank the team, as he reflected on another big win in 2017. He said: “It's a great day. Winning this race this way was a dream for me.

"I'm very grateful to my team-mates. Landa played a crucial role and I want to thank him for waiting in the final. We took the responsibility from the beginning. We believed from the start that we could win and it's a pleasure to come here because it's a beautiful city with amazing fans.

“I didn't know how I’d feel after the Tour de France. I took some rest last week so I could prepare myself for this race.”

The rest clearly worked. Kwiatkowski was able to follow the attack of Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) on the Murgil, and the pair worked together to get across to Landa, Gallopin and Mollema. From there Landa pulled on the front of the five-man group to keep the peloton at bay, while Kwiatkowski sat on the back, preparing for the sprint.

It could have all been very different had Moscon stayed away. After surging clear of the bunch at one stage the Italian had built a 40-second gap with 30km to go but, with the Murgil on the horizon, the peloton finally organised itself and swept him up.

Mikel Nieve then did crucial work chasing down several opportunistic attacks before Landa picked the perfect moment to launch his own. Gallopin and Mollema followed Landa, who had huge support racing on home roads, before Kwiatkowski and Dumoulin followed on behind and it was those five who would contest the sprint for the title.

Benat Intxausti had been a late addition to Team Sky’s squad but sadly the Spaniard, who has been suffering with long-term illness, had to retire after 80km.

Complete Results:

231 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.366 km/hr

1	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	Sky	5hr 52min 5sec
2	GALLOPIN Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
3	MOLLEMA Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	DUMOULIN Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
5	LANDA Mikel	Sky	@ 2sec
6	BETTIOL Alberto	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 28"
7	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 00' 38"
8	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
9	BENOOT Tiesj	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
10	ROCHE Nicholas	BMC	s.t.
11	BAKELANTS Jan	Ag2r	s.t.
12	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	Ag2r	s.t.
13	BARGUIL Warren	Team Sunweb	s.t.
14	CHERNETSKI Sergei	Astana	s.t.
15	VANENDERT Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
16	HENAO Sergio Luis	Sky	s.t.
17	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
18	YATES Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
19	BUCHMANN Emanuel	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
20	MEINTJES Louis	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
21	ROGLIC Primoz	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
22	NIEVE Mikel	Sky	s.t.
23	URAN Rigoberto	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
24	GASPAROTTO Enrico	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 21"
25	MORENO Daniel	Movistar	s.t.
26	STYBAR Zdenek	Quick-Step	s.t.
27	PAUWELS Serge	Dimension Data	s.t.
28	EDET Nicolas	Cofidis	s.t.
29	ZUBELDIA Haimar	Trek-Segafredo	+ 01' 32"
30	ULISSI Diego	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
31	FERNANDEZ Rubén	Movistar	s.t.
32	BENNETT George	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
33	FRANK Mathias	Ag2r	+ 02' 12"
34	DURASEK Kristijan	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
35	KEUKELEIRE Jens	Orica-Scott	s.t.
36	STALNOV Nikita	Astana	s.t.
37	ANTON Igor	Dimension Data	s.t.
38	HERRADA Jose	Movistar	s.t.
39	LAMMERTINK Maurits	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
40	DE LA CRUZ David	Quick-Step	s.t.
41	ROSSETO Stéphane	Cofidis	+ 02' 57"
42	BRAJKOVIC Janez	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
43	SERRY Pieter	Quick-Step	+ 03' 38"
44	BAK Lars	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
45	CARTHY Hugh	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
46	PARDILLA Sergio	Caja Rural	s.t.
47	CHEVRIER Clement	Ag2r	s.t.
48	CASTROVIEJO Jonatan	Movistar	s.t.
49	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	Lotto-Soudal	+ 04' 48"
50	TEN DAN Laurens	Team Sunweb	s.t.
51	BROWN Nathan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
52	ERVITI Imanol	Movistar	s.t.
53	MOSCON Gianni	Sky	+ 04' 53"
54	MORENO Javier	Bahrain-Merida	+ 05' 44"
55	INSAUSTI Jon Ander	Bahrain-Merida	+ 06' 00"
56	CARAPAZ Ricardo Antonio	Movistar	+ 06' 24"
57	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Quick-Step	s.t.
58	POLANC Jan	UAE Team Emirates	+ 06' 41"
59	GESCHKE Simon	Team Sunweb	+ 08' 21"
60	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	s.t.
61	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	s.t.
62	DOMONT Axel	Ag2r	s.t.
63	KREUZIGER Roman	Orica-Scott	+ 08' 27"
64	DELAGE Mickael	FDJ	s.t.
65	WELLENS Tim	Lotto-Soudal	+ 09' 44"
66	DE BIE Sean	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
67	MERTZ Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
68	BIZHIGITOV Zhandos	Astana	s.t.
69	TIRALONGO Paolo	Astana	s.t.
70	KUDUS Merhawi	Dimension Data	+ 11' 01"
71	VERMEULEN Alexey	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
72	BYSTROM Sven Erik	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
73	CORTINA Ivan Garcia	Bahrain-Merida	+ 11' 48"
74	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	Dimension Data	s.t.
75	KING Ben	Dimension Data	s.t.
76	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
77	RAVASI Edward	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
78	PETILLI Simone	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
79	MORTON Lachlan	Dimension Data	s.t.
80	GERRANS Simon	Orica-Scott	s.t.
81	MCCARTHY Jay	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
82	MAS Enric	Quick-Step	s.t.
83	IRIZAR Markel	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
84	ZAKHAROV Artyom	Astana	s.t.
85	VERONA Carlos	Orica-Scott	s.t.
86	HOFSTEDE Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
87	CHETOUT Loic	Cofidis	+ 12' 23"

Race Profile

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Start list with back numbers, July 28, 2017:

	TREK - SEGAFREDO / USA
1	ZUBELDIA Haimar
2	MOLLEMA Bauke
3	ALAFACI Eugenio
4	DIDIER Laurent
5	FELLINE Fabio
6	GOGL Michael
7	IRIZAR Markel
8	NIZZOLO Giacomo
	AG2R LA MONDIALE / FRA
11	BAKELANTS Jan
12	CHEVRIER Clement
13	DOMONT Axel
14	FRANK Mathias
15	GAUTIER Cyril
16	GENIEZ Alexandre
17	JAUREGUI Quentin
18	VUILLERMOZ Alexis
	ASTANA PRO TEAM / KAZ
21	BILBAO Pello
22	BIZHIGITOV Zhandos
23	CHERNETSKI Sergei
24	HANSEN Jesper
25	LÓPEZ Miguel Angel
26	STALNOV Nikita
27	TIRALONGO Paolo
28	ZAKHAROV Artyom
	BAHRAIN - MERIDA / BRN
31	BRAJKOVIC Janez
32	ARASHIRO Yukiya
33	CORTINA Ivan Garcia
34	GASPAROTTO Enrico
35	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam
36	INSAUSTI Jon Ander
37	MORENO Javier
38	PIBERNIK Luka
	BMC RACING TEAM / USA
41	VAN AVERMAET Greg
42	DE MARCHI Alessandro
43	MOINARD Amaël
44	QUINZIATO Manuel
45	ROCHE Nicholas
46	SCHAR Michael
47	VENTOSO Francisco
48	WYSS Danilo
	BORA - HANSGROHE / GER
51	KÖNIG Leopold
52	BUCHMANN Emanuel
53	HERKLOTZ Silvio
54	MCCARTHY Jay
54	MENDES Jose
56	PFINGSTEN Christoph
57	PÖSTIBERGER Lukas
58	SAGAN Juraj
	CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA / ESP
61	PARDILLA Sergio
62	ARROYO David
63	MAS Luis Guillermo
64	PRADES Eduard
65	REIS Rafael
66	ROSON Jaime
67	SAEZ Hector
68	SCHULTZ Nicholas
	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC / USA
71	URAN Rigoberto
72	BETTIOL Alberto
73	BROWN Nathan
74	CANTY Brendan
75	CARTHY Hugh
76	CLARKE Simon
77	TALANSKY Andrew
78	WIPPERT Wouter
	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS / FRA
81	NAVARRO Daniel
82	BAGOT Yoann
83	COUSIN Jerome
84	EDET Nicolas
85	LE TURNIER Mathias
86	PEREZ Anthony
87	ROSSETO Stéphane
88	SIMON Julien
	FDJ / FRA
91	PINOT Thibaut
92	CIMOLAI Davide
93	DELAGE Mickael
94	LADAGNOUS Matthieu
95	MOLARD Rudy
96	PINEAU Cedric
97	ROUX Anthony
98	VINCENT Léo
	LOTTO SOUDAL / BEL
101	GALLOPIN Tony
102	BENOOT Tiesj
103	BAK Lars
104	DE BIE Sean
105	MERTZ Rémy
106	VAN DER SANDE Tosh
107	VANENDERT Jelle
108	WELLENS Tim
	MOVISTAR TEAM / ESP
111	BETANCUR Carlos Alberto
112	CARRETERO Hector
113	CASTROVIEJO Jonatan
114	DE LA PARTE Victor
115	ERVITI Imanol
116	FERNANDEZ Rubén
117	HERRADA Jose
118	MORENO Daniel
	ORICA - SCOTT / AUS
121	YATES Simon
122	ALBASINI Michael
123	GERRANS Simon
124	KEUKELEIRE Jens
125	KREUZIGER Roman
126	JUUL JENSEN Christopher
127	TUFT Svein
128	VERONA Carlos
	QUICK - STEP FLOORS / BEL
131	GILBERT Philippe
132	BRAMBILLA Gianluca
133	CAPECCHI Eros
134	DE LA CRUZ David
135	DEVENYNS Dries
136	MAS Enric
137	SERRY Pieter
138	STYBAR Zdenek
	TEAM DIMENSION DATA / RSA
141	ANTON Igor
142	CUMMINGS Stephen
143	FRAILE Omar
144	KUDUS Merhawi
145	MORTON Lachlan
146	KING Ben
147	PAUWELS Serge
148	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN / SUI
151	KIŠERLOVSKI Robert
152	BIERMANS Jenthe
153	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav
154	LAMMERTINK Maurits
155	MACHADO Tiago
156	MATHIS Marco
157	TAARAMAE Rein
158	VICIOSO Angel
	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO / NED
161	BENNETT George
162	LAMMERTINK Steven
163	LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan José
164	ROGLIC Primoz
165	ROOSEN Timo
166	TANKINK Bram
167	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
168	VERMEULEN Alexey
	TEAM SKY / GBR
171	LANDA Mikel
172	DEIGNAN Philip
174	HENAO Sergio Luis
175	KWIATKOWSKI Michal
176	LOPEZ David
177	MOSCON Gianni
178	NIEVE Mikel
	TEAM SUNWEB / GER
181	DUMOULIN Tom
182	BARGUIL Warren
183	GESCHKE Simon
184	HAMILTON Christopher
185	HOFSTEDE Lennard
186	PREIDLER Georg
187	TEN DAN Laurens
188	WAEYTENS Zico
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES / UAE
191	MEINTJES Louis
192	BONO Matteo
193	DURASEK Kristijan
194	MIRZA Yousif
195	PETILLI Simone
196	POLANC Jan
197	RAVASI Edward
198	ULISSI Diego