1997 Vuelta a España
The 52nd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 6 September to 28 September 1997. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,773 km (2,344 mi), and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team.[1]
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Dates | 6–28 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,773 km (2,344 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 91h 15' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | GC leader | |
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1 | 6 September | Lisbon – Estoril | 155 km (96 mi) | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | ||
2 | 7 September | Évora – Vilamoura | 225 km (140 mi) | Marcel Wüst (GER) | |||
3 | 8 September | Loulé – Huelva | 173 km (107 mi) | Marcel Wüst (GER) | |||
4 | 9 September | Huelva – Jerez de la Frontera | 192 km (119 mi) | Eleuterio Anguita (ESP) | Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) | ||
5 | 10 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Málaga | 230 km (143 mi) | Marcel Wüst (GER) | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | ||
6 | 11 September | Málaga – Granada | 147 km (91 mi) | Mountain stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | |
7 | 12 September | Guadix – Sierra Nevada | 219 km (136 mi) | Mountain stage | Yvon Ledanois (FRA) | Laurent Dufaux (SUI) | |
8 | 13 September | Granada – Córdoba | 176 km (109 mi) | Bart Voskamp (NED) | |||
9 | 14 September | Córdoba | 35 km (22 mi) | Individual time trial | Melchor Mauri (ESP) | Alex Zülle (SUI) | |
10 | 15 September | Córdoba – Almendralejo | 224 km (139 mi) | Mariano Piccoli (ITA) | |||
11 | 16 September | Almendralejo – Plasencia | 194 km (121 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE) | |||
12 | 17 September | León – Alto del Morredero | 147 km (91 mi) | Mountain stage | Roberto Heras (ESP) | ||
13 | 18 September | Ponferrada – Estación Valgrande-Pajares | 196 km (122 mi) | Mountain stage | Pavel Tonkov (RUS) | ||
14 | 19 September | Oviedo – Alto del Naranco | 169 km (105 mi) | Mountain stage | José Vicente García Acosta (ESP) | ||
15 | 20 September | Oviedo – Lagos de Covadonga | 160 km (99 mi) | Mountain stage | Pavel Tonkov (RUS) | ||
16 | 21 September | Cangas de Onís – Santander | 170 km (106 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE) | |||
17 | 22 September | Santander – Burgos | 183 km (114 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE) | |||
18 | 23 September | Burgos – Valladolid | 184 km (114 mi) | Leon van Bon (NED) | |||
19 | 24 September | Valladolid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 193 km (120 mi) | Mountain stage | José María Jiménez (ESP) | ||
20 | 25 September | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Ávila | 199 km (124 mi) | Mountain stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ||
21 | 26 September | Alcobendas | 43 km (27 mi) | Individual time trial | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ||
22 | 27 September | Madrid | 154 km (96 mi) | Max van Heeswijk (NED) | |||
Total | 3,773 km (2,344 mi) |
Final General Classification Standings
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Alex Zülle | ONCE | 91h 15' 55s |
2 | Fernando Escartín | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 5' 07s |
3 | Laurent Dufaux | Festina-Lotus | + 6' 11s |
4 | Enrico Zaina | Asics–CGA | + 7' 24s |
5 | Roberto Heras | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 8' 04s |
6 | Daniel Clavero | Estepona - Toscaf | + 10' 02s |
7 | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE | + 10' 03s |
8 | Marcos Serrano | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 10' 40s |
9 | Gianni Faresin | Mapei–GB | + 13' 53s |
10 | Yvon Ledanois | GAN | + 15' 40s |
11 | Claudio Chiappucci | Asics–CGA | |
12 | Philippe Bordenave | Casino | |
13 | Felix Garcia | Festina-Lotus | |
14 | José Ramón Uriarte | Banesto | |
15 | Carlos Alberto Contreras | Kelme–Costa Blanca | |
16 | Marco Serpellini | Brescialat–Oyster | |
17 | Paolo Lanfranchi | Mapei–GB | |
18 | Juan Carlos Dominguez Dominguez | Kelme–Costa Blanca | |
19 | Laurent Brochard | Festina-Lotus | |
20 | Rodolfo Massi | Festina-Lotus | |
21 | José María Jiménez | Banesto | |
22 | Melchor Mauri | ONCE | |
23 | Francisque Teyssier | GAN | |
24 | Sergei Ivanov | TVM-Farm Frites | |
25 | Fabian Jeker | Festina-Lotus |
References
- http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/09/29/MD19970929-051.pdf
- "1997 » 52nd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "52ème Vuelta a España 1997". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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