1997 Vuelta a España
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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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The 52nd edition of the 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]
Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | GC leader | |
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1 | 6 September | Lisbon – Estoril | 155 km (96 mi) | ![]() |
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2 | 7 September | Évora – Vilamoura | 225 km (140 mi) | ![]() | |||
3 | 8 September | Loulé – Huelva | 173 km (107 mi) | ![]() | |||
4 | 9 September | Huelva – Jerez de la Frontera | 192 km (119 mi) | ![]() |
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5 | 10 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Málaga | 230 km (143 mi) | ![]() |
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6 | 11 September | Málaga – Granada | 147 km (91 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() |
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7 | 12 September | Guadix – Sierra Nevada | 219 km (136 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() |
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8 | 13 September | Granada – Córdoba | 176 km (109 mi) | ![]() | |||
9 | 14 September | Córdoba | 35 km (22 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
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10 | 15 September | Córdoba – Almendralejo | 224 km (139 mi) | ![]() | |||
11 | 16 September | Almendralejo – Plasencia | 194 km (121 mi) | ![]() | |||
12 | 17 September | León – Alto del Morredero | 147 km (91 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
13 | 18 September | Ponferrada – Estación Valgrande-Pajares | 196 km (122 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
14 | 19 September | Oviedo – Alto del Naranco | 169 km (105 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
15 | 20 September | Oviedo – Lagos de Covadonga | 160 km (99 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
16 | 21 September | Cangas de Onís – Santander | 170 km (106 mi) | ![]() | |||
17 | 22 September | Santander – Burgos | 183 km (114 mi) | ![]() | |||
18 | 23 September | Burgos – Valladolid | 184 km (114 mi) | ![]() | |||
19 | 24 September | Valladolid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 193 km (120 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
20 | 25 September | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Ávila | 199 km (124 mi) | ![]() |
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21 | 26 September | Alcobendas | 43 km (27 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |
22 | 27 September | Madrid | 154 km (96 mi) | ![]() | |||
Total | 3,773 km (2,344 mi) |
Final General Classification Standings
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
ONCE | 91h 15' 55s |
2 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 5' 07s |
3 | ![]() |
Festina–Lotus | + 6' 11s |
4 | ![]() |
Asics–CGA | + 7' 24s |
5 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 8' 04s |
6 | ![]() |
Estepona–Toscaf | + 10' 02s |
7 | ![]() |
ONCE | + 10' 03s |
8 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 10' 40s |
9 | ![]() |
Mapei–GB | + 13' 53s |
10 | ![]() |
GAN | + 15' 40s |
11 | ![]() |
Asics–CGA | |
12 | ![]() |
Casino | |
13 | ![]() |
Festina–Lotus | |
14 | ![]() |
Banesto | |
15 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | |
16 | ![]() |
Brescialat–Oyster | |
17 | ![]() |
Mapei–GB | |
18 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | |
19 | ![]() |
Festina–Lotus | |
20 | ![]() |
Festina–Lotus | |
21 | ![]() |
Banesto | |
22 | ![]() |
ONCE | |
23 | ![]() |
GAN | |
24 | ![]() |
TVM–Farm Frites | |
25 | ![]() |
Festina–Lotus |
References
[edit]- ^ "Vuelta Espana 97 – Clasificaciones" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 September 1997. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2020.
- ^ "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.