[2] It was won by Chantal Blaak of the Netherlands, ahead of Australian Katrin Garfoot and the defending champion, Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark.

[3] The race started and finished on the Festplassen in Bergen, with the riders completing eight laps of a circuit 19.1 kilometres (11.9 miles) in length.

[4] The main feature of the circuit was the climb of Salmon Hill, about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) into the lap; the climb was 1.5 kilometres (0.93 miles) long at an average gradient of 6.4%.

[5] Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 15 August 2017.

[1] Of the race's 153 entrants, 77 riders completed the full distance of 152.8 kilometres (94.9 miles).