Stage 1: Breda → Venray, 180 km Full Results and Report
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Tony Martin | 
Oliver NAESEN | 
Marcel Kittel | 
Tom DUMOULIN | 
Pete Sagan | 
Pete Sagan | 
Greg Van Avermaet | 
Greg Van Avermaet | 
Arnaud DEMARE | 
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The break | 
Quickstep bringining it back | 
André GREIPEL | 
Sprint finish as expected in Venray after 180 km | 
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Photo finish between Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and Phil BAUHAUS (GER/SUNWEB). Sagan had the better throw and that made the difference. | 
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Victory salute and wheelie all in one | 
Your Stage 1 winner, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
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And first race leader |
Stage 2: Voorburg, 9 km Full Results and Report
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Stefan KÜNG (SUI/BMC RACING) wins the 9 km (damp) ITT in 10:58 | 
The winning form of Stefan KÜNG (SUI/BMC RACING) | 
2nd Maciej BODNAR (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 4s | 
3rd Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) + 5s | 
4th Søren KRAGH ANDERSEN (DEN/SUNWEB) + 8s | 
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5th Lars BOOM (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 10s | 
6th Yves LAMPAERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) + 12s | 
Your Stage 2 ITT winner, Stefan KÜNG (SUI/BMC RACING) | 
And new race leader, Stefan KÜNG (SUI/BMC RACING) |
Stage 3: Brankenberge → Ardooie, 186 km Full Results and Report
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Tom Dumoulin getting ready for Stage 3 in Brankenberge | 
Race leader, Stefan KÜNG (BMC) after winning the Stage 2 ITT | 
Peter Sagan and teammate | 
Arnaud Demare and teammate | 
The break | 
The rest of the break | 
The peloton reeling them in | 
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Sprint finish in Ardooie won Peter Sagan | 
1 Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) wins Stage 3 ahead of 2nd Edward THEUNS (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) and 3rd Rudy BARBIER (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE) | 
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Second win this week for Peter Sagan and he needs just one more for his 100th career win | 
Race leader, Stefan KÜNG (BMC) | 
Race leader, Stefan KÜNG (BMC) |
Stage 4: Lanaken → Lanaken, 161 km Full Results and Report
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Rollout from Lanaken for Stage 4 | 
The three men break | 
The peloton from an overpass | 
15:12:09 Stefan; Lanaken; 151209_678691498.jpg | 
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The break with André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) who early said "I've completely lost my instinct on the bike", Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) and Pim Ligthart (Roompot) | 
Uphill sprint finish in Lanaken | 
Sprint finish in full flight | 
Close-up: battle of the facial expressions | 
Edward THEUNS (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) wins in 3:24:23 ahead of 2nd Marko KUMP (SLO/UAE Team Emirates), 3rd Tim MERLIER (BEL/VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN), 4th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 5th Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) | 
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4th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
Your Stage 4 winner, Edward THEUNS (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
16:38:46 Edward; Lanaken; 163846_678653740.jpg | 
Race leader, Stefan KÜNG (BMC) dons his third race leader's jersey | 
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Stage 5: Sittard-Geleen → Sittard-Geleen, 165 km Full Results and Report
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The final day in the leader's jersey for race leader, Stefan KÜNG (BMC) | 
Marcel Kittel has been quiet this race | 
Peter Sagan arrives in Sittard-Geleen for Stage 5 | 
The peloton rolls out from Tom Dumoulin Bike Par | 
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The break led by Elmar REINDERS (ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ) | 
The break was caught with 20 km to go | 
The peloton | 
led by Sunweb | 
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Race leader, Stefan KÜNG (BMC) was dropped | 
Lars BOOM (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) successfully attacked in the final km | 
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An emphatic victory salute from Lars BOOM (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) who hadn't won in two years. Boom was fined 1,000 CHF for this gesture reportedly aimed at his team management for not selecting him for the Vuelta a Espana | 
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2nd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 3s, 3rd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING), 4th Oliver NAESEN (BEL/AG2R LA MONDIALE), 5th Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO), 6th Philippe GILBERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
Your stage 5 winner, Lars BOOM (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) | 
And new race leader by 2s, Lars BOOM (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) | 
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The sprint leader and 2nd on GC by just 2s, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) |
Stage 6: Riemst → Houffalize, 197 km Full Results and Report
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35 km to go: ieter Weening (Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij) leading the break up Cote de Saint Roch | 
Tony Martin in the break | 
Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r La Mondiale) | 
Greg Van Amermaet leading the peloton up Cote de Saint Roch | 
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Best face of the day, Oliver Naesen (Ag2r La Mondiale) | 
The eventual 1st and 6th finishers, Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) and Michael VALGREN ANDERSEN (DEN/ASTANA) | 
The rest of the field on Cote de Saint Roch | 
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After getting clear in the final kms of a wet, windy day, Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) beats Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) | 
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3rd Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 17s, 4th Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING), 5th Tiesj BENOOT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) | 
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Your Stage 6 winner, Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) | 
New race leader, Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) by 4s over Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) | 
One more stage to go | 
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Stage 7: Essen → Geraardsbergen, 194 km Full Results and Report
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The momument at the base of iconic Muur van Geraardsbergen... a steep, narrow cobblestone road in Geraardsbergen | 
Cobbles close up | 
The break with Elia VIVIANI and Tony MARTIN | 
Elia VIVIANI and Tony MARTIN | 
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The peloton | 
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Attack by points leader, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
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Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) biding his time | 
Elia VIVIANI back in the field | 
Overall winner, 3 Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) | 
A stage winner earlier in the week, Lars BOOM | 
Best suffer face, Tiesj BENOOT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) who finished 5th | 
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The finish in Geraardesbergen | 
Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) successfully jumped clear of the field with three km to go to claim the two stage win for TREK - SEGAFREDO this week | 
Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) wins the final stage in Geraardsbergen ahead of 2nd Philippe GILBERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) + 1s, 3rd Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB), 4th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), 5th Tiesj BENOOT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL), 6th Oliver NAESEN (BEL/AG2R LA MONDIALE), 7th Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) | 
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2nd Philippe GILBERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) + 1s, 3rd Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) with the overall winner's victory salute, 4th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), 5th Tiesj BENOOT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL), 6th Oliver NAESEN (BEL/AG2R LA MONDIALE), 7th Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) | 
Kegger tonight with Stage 7 winner Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
After several attempts in the past few years, 2017 Giro d'Italia winner Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) finally gets his overall win in his home race | 
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2017 Binckbank Tour GC podium: 2nd Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) + 17s, 1st Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) 24:34:33, 3rd Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 46s | 
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