1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 49th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 1997. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Chambéry. The race was won by Udo Bölts of Team Telekom.[2]

1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	8–15 June 1997
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,186.1[1] km (737.0 mi)
Winning time	30h 49' 58"
Results
Winner  Udo Bölts (GER) (Team Telekom)   Second  Abraham Olano (ESP) (Banesto)   Third  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) (U.S. Postal Service) Mountains  Udo Bölts (GER) (Team Telekom)

Teams

Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:[2]

• Banesto
• Festina–Lotus
• Française des Jeux
• ONCE
• Casino
• GAN
• Cofidis
• Rabobank
• Team Telekom
• Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
• Kelme–Costa Blanca
• U.S. Postal Service
• BigMat–Auber 93
• Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne
• Post Swiss Team

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	8 June	Grenoble	5.1 km (3.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)
1	9 June	Grenoble to Villeurbanne	167 km (104 mi)			Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
2	10 June	Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or to Le Puy-en-Velay	217 km (135 mi)			Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
3	11 June	Le Puy-en-Velay to Beaumes-de-Venise	214 km (133 mi)			Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
4	12 June	Bédarrides to Bédarrides	45 km (28 mi)		Individual time trial	Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
5	13 June	Cavaillon to Digne-les-Bains	169 km (105 mi)			Jens Heppner (GER)
6	14 June	Digne-les-Bains to Briançon	187 km (116 mi)			Abraham Olano (ESP)
7	15 June	Briançon to Chambéry	182 km (113 mi)			Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ)

Stages

Prologue

8 June 1997 – Grenoble, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) (ITT)

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue[2][3][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN 5' 50" 2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 3" 3  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service s.t.

Stage 1

9 June 1997 – Grenoble to Villeurbanne, 167 km (103.8 mi)

Stage 1 result[2][3][5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) GAN 4h 21' 47" 2  Giovanni Lombardi (ITA) Team Telekom s.t. 3  Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) GAN s.t.

General classification after Stage 1[3][5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN 4h 27' 37" 2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 3" 3  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service s.t.

Stage 2

10 June 1997 – Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or to Le Puy-en-Velay, 217 km (134.8 mi)

Stage 2 result[2][3][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 6h 13' 22" 2  Pascal Chanteur (FRA) Casino s.t. 3  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina–Lotus s.t.

General classification after Stage 2[3][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 10h 35' 02" 2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 10" 3  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 13"

Stage 3

11 June 1997 – Le Puy-en-Velay to Beaumes-de-Venise, 214 km (133.0 mi)

Stage 3 result[2][3][7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) GAN 5h 28' 08" 2  Giovanni Lombardi (ITA) Team Telekom s.t. 3  Damien Nazon (FRA) Française des Jeux s.t.

General classification after Stage 3[3][7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 16h 03' 08" 2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 12" 3  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 15"

Stage 4

12 June 1997 – Bédarrides to Bédarrides, 45 km (28.0 mi) (ITT)

Stage 4 result[2][3][8] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 53' 02" 2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 33" 3  Roland Meier (SUI) Post Swiss Team + 1' 26"

General classification after Stage 4[3][8] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 16h 56' 10" 2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 49" 3  Roland Meier (SUI) Post Swiss Team + 1' 49"

Stage 5

13 June 1997 – Cavaillon to Digne-les-Bains, 169 km (105.0 mi)

Stage 5 result[2][3][9] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Jens Heppner (GER) Team Telekom 4h 06' 17" 2  Javier Pascual (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 50" 3  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 14"

General classification after Stage 5[3][9] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 21h 03' 41" 2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 49" 3  Roland Meier (SUI) Post Swiss Team + 1' 49"

Stage 6

14 May 1997 – Digne-les-Bains to Briançon, 187 km (116.2 mi)

Stage 6 result[2][3][10] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto 5h 07' 27" 2  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom + 1" 3  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) U.S. Postal Service + 5"

General classification after Stage 6[3][10] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto 26h 11' 57" 2  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom + 1' 09" 3  Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank + 2' 17"

Stage 7

15 June 1997 – Briançon to Chambéry, 182 km (113.1 mi)

Stage 7 result[2][3][11] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ) Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass 4h 36' 09" 2  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux + 43" 3  François Simon (FRA) GAN s.t.

General classification after Stage 7[3][11] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom 30h 49' 58" 2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 13" 3  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) U.S. Postal Service + 1' 42"

General classification

Final general classification[12] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom 30h 49' 58" 2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 13" 3  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) U.S. Postal Service + 1' 42" 4  Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank + 2' 00" 5  Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ) Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass + 4' 09" 6  François Simon (FRA) GAN + 4' 12" 7  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 4' 17" 8  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service + 5' 03" 9  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) ONCE + 6' 26" 10  Manuel Beltrán (ESP) Banesto + 7' 58"

References

1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
2. "49ème Dauphiné Libéré 1997". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
3. "50th Dauphine Libere, Cat 2.1". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
4. "Olano oculta su forma en la cronometrada de Grenoble" [Olano conceals his form in the Grenoble time trial] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1997. p. 53. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
5. "Abraham Olano impresiona a rivalés y observadores" [Abraham Olano impresses rivals and observers] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
6. "Zülle cae pero no sufre lesiones de consideración" [Zülle falls but does not suffer serious injuries] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 1997. p. 40. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
7. "Una crono propia del Tour" [A chrono of the Tour itself] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 1997. p. 38. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
8. "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 1997. p. 34. Retrieved 12 February 2019. "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 1997. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
9. "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 1997. p. 38. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
10. "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 1997. p. 44. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
11. "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1997. p. 51. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
12. "1996 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

Further reading

• "Olano calienta motores para el Dauphiné Liberé" [Olano heats engines for the Dauphiné Liberé] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 1997. p. 39.
• "Olano, ante el reto de suceder a Indurain" [Olano, facing the challenge of succeeding Indurain] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 1997. p. 41.