 He was wearing the red jersey when he decided to quit.On 26 June, he won his third German championship in the road race, beating Max Walscheid () and Marcel Kittel () in a bunch sprint in Erfurt.Greipel enjoyed success in the early part of the 2017 season, taking his first win at the opening race of the Challenge Mallorca in late January before going on to take the fifth stage of Paris–Nice.