The 2017 Jayco Herald Sun Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in Victoria, Australia, between 1 and 5 February 2017.

The champion of the 2016 Herald Sun Tour, Chris Froome attempted to defend his title.

The remaining podium places were taken by those that finished immediately behind Howson at Falls Creek; Jai Hindley finished second for an Australian select team, and took out the white jersey for the young rider classification, while a further 15 seconds in arrears, Kenny Elissonde took third place for Team Sky.

[1] Just as he did in the 2016 edition of the race, Attaque Team Gusto's Ben Hill won a jersey, this time taking the polka dot jersey as winner of the mountains classification, while Jacob Kauffmann took the green jersey as winner of the sprints classification for the New South Wales Institute of Sport.

[8] UCI WorldTeams UCI Professional Continental teams UCI Continental teams National teams The race route was released on 1 December 2016, with a route described by race director, and former three-time race winner, John Trevorrow as the "toughest course in recent history".