Niemiec z Quick Step Floors był najlepszy w sprincie z peletonu w Sacramento i został pierwszym liderem wyścigu.
Wyścig w Kalifornii od tego roku dołączył do cyklu World Tour. Pierwszego dnia zawodnicy wystartowali z Sacramento i ruszyli na południe, gdzie mieli do pokonania dwie pętle i zawrócili w stronę miasta startowego, by zafiniszować na rundach pod Kapitolem po 167 kilometrach rywalizacji.
Ucieczkę dnia utworzyła czwórka zawodników: Ben Wolfe (Jelly Belly), Floris Gerts (BMC), Jonathan Clarke (United Healthcare) oraz Charles Planet (Novo Nordisk). Ich przewaga sięgała nawet 3 minut, ale na wietrznym odcinku peleton mocno przyspieszył i różnica spadła nawet do 30 sekund.
Taki stan utrzymywał się jednak dość krótko i główna grupa ponownie odpuściła pozwalając harcownikom rozegrać walkę na lotnej premii w Clarksburgu. Tam najszybszy był Gerts, a strata peletonu wzrosła do ponad minuty.
35 kilometrów przed metą Wolfe postanowił zostawić współtowarzyszy ucieczki i zaatakował. Pierwsza próba zakończyła się niepowodzeniem, ale na drugą już żaden z pozostałej trójki nie był w stanie odpowiedzieć. Atak udał się połowicznie, gdyż po kilku kilometrach pogoni Wolfe został złapany, a akcja całej czwórki zakończyła się tuż po pierwszym przejeździe przez linię mety.
Finałowe rundy upłynęły pod znakiem walki sprinterskich pociągów. Najlepiej ustawiony do finałowej rozgrywki była ekipa Quick Step Floors i Marcel Kittel nie mógł zmarnować idealnego rozprowadzenia. Za plecami Niemca finiszował mistrz świata Peter Sagan, a podium uzupełnił Elia Viviani (Team Sky).
Wyniki 1 etapu Tour od California 2017:
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | 3:45:35 | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 3 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | ||
| 4 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 6 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 7 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 8 | Marko Kump (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 9 | Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 10 | Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 11 | Greg Henderson (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 12 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 13 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 14 | Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 15 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 16 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:04 | |
| 17 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 18 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 19 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 20 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 21 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 22 | Rob Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 23 | Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 24 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 25 | Michael Morkov (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 26 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 27 | Nathan Brown (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 28 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 29 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 30 | Matteo Dal Cin (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 31 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 32 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 33 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 34 | Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 35 | Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 36 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 37 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 38 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 39 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 40 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 41 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 42 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 43 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 44 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 45 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 46 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 47 | Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 48 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 49 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 50 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 51 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 52 | Ben King (USA) Dimension Data | ||
| 53 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 54 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 55 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 56 | Taylor Phinney (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 57 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 58 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 59 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 60 | Janier Acevedo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 61 | Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 62 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 63 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 64 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 65 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 66 | Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 67 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 68 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 69 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 70 | Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb | ||
| 71 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data | ||
| 72 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 73 | Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 74 | Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 75 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data | ||
| 76 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 77 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | ||
| 78 | Matti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 79 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 80 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 81 | David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky | ||
| 82 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 83 | Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 84 | Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 85 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 86 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 87 | Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 88 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 89 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 90 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 91 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 92 | Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 93 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 94 | Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 95 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 96 | Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 97 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 98 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 99 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 100 | Sean Bennett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 101 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 102 | Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 103 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 104 | David Lozano (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 105 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 106 | Yousif Mirza Alhammadi (UAE) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 107 | Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 108 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 109 | Mathias Leturnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:24 | |
| 110 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:26 | |
| 111 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 112 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:28 | |
| 113 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:30 | |
| 114 | Ben Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:00:34 | |
| 115 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:35 | |
| 116 | Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 117 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:50 | |
| 118 | Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky | 0:00:55 | |
| 119 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:00:59 | |
| 120 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 121 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data | 0:01:02 | |
| 122 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:01:05 | |
| 123 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:12 | |
| 124 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 125 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky | 0:01:14 | |
| 126 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:01:19 | |
| 127 | Martin Velits (Svk) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 128 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:01:23 | |
| 129 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | 0:02:05 | |
| 130 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | ||
| 131 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:24 | |
| 132 | Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:30 | |
| 133 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb | 0:03:17 | |
| 134 | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 135 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:03:57 | |
| DNS | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo |
Klasyfikacja generalna po 1 etapie:
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | 3:45:25 | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:04 | |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | 0:00:06 | |
| 4 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:09 | |
| 5 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 6 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:10 | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 8 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 9 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 10 | Marko Kump (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 11 | Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 12 | Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 13 | Greg Henderson (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 14 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 15 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 16 | Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 17 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 18 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:14 | |
| 19 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 20 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 21 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 22 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 23 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 24 | Rob Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 25 | Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 26 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 27 | Michael Morkov (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 28 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 29 | Nathan Brown (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 30 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 31 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 32 | Matteo Dal Cin (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 33 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 34 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 35 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 36 | Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 37 | Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 38 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 39 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 40 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 41 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 42 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 43 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 44 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 45 | Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 46 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 47 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 48 | Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 49 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 50 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 51 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 52 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 53 | Ben King (USA) Dimension Data | ||
| 54 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 55 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 56 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 57 | Taylor Phinney (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 58 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 59 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 60 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 61 | Janier Acevedo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 62 | Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 63 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 64 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 65 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 66 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 67 | Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 68 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 69 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 70 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 71 | Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb | ||
| 72 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data | ||
| 73 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 74 | Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 75 | Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 76 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data | ||
| 77 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 78 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | ||
| 79 | Matti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 80 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 81 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 82 | David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky | ||
| 83 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 84 | Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 85 | Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 86 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 87 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 88 | Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 89 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 90 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 91 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 92 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 93 | Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 94 | Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 95 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 96 | Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 97 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 98 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | ||
| 99 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 100 | Sean Bennett (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 101 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 102 | Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 103 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 104 | David Lozano (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 105 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 106 | Yousif Mirza Alhammadi (UAE) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 107 | Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 108 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 109 | Mathias Leturnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:34 | |
| 110 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:36 | |
| 111 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 112 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:38 | |
| 113 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:40 | |
| 114 | Ben Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:00:43 | |
| 115 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:45 | |
| 116 | Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 117 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Quick-Step Floors | 0:01:00 | |
| 118 | Owain Doull (GBr) Team Sky | 0:01:05 | |
| 119 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:01:09 | |
| 120 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 121 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data | 0:01:12 | |
| 122 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:01:15 | |
| 123 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:22 | |
| 124 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 125 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky | 0:01:24 | |
| 126 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:01:29 | |
| 127 | Martin Velits (Svk) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 128 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:01:33 | |
| 129 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | 0:02:15 | |
| 130 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | ||
| 131 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:33 | |
| 132 | Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:40 | |
| 133 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb | 0:03:27 | |
| 134 | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 135 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:04:07 |
