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]
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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
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | GC leader | |
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| 1 | 6 September | Lisbon – Estoril | 155 km (96 mi) |  Lars Michaelsen (DEN)
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Lars Michaelsen (DEN)
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| 2 | 7 September | Évora – Vilamoura | 225 km (140 mi) |  Marcel Wüst (GER)
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| 3 | 8 September | Loulé – Huelva | 173 km (107 mi) | Marcel Wüst (GER)
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| 4 | 9 September | Huelva – Jerez de la Frontera | 192 km (119 mi) |  Eleuterio Anguita (ESP)
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 Fabrizio Guidi (ITA)
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| 5 | 10 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Málaga | 230 km (143 mi) | Marcel Wüst (GER)
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Lars Michaelsen (DEN)
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| 6 | 11 September | Málaga – Granada | 147 km (91 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
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Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
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| 7 | 12 September | Guadix – Sierra Nevada | 219 km (136 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Yvon Ledanois (FRA)
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 Laurent Dufaux (SUI)
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| 8 | 13 September | Granada – Córdoba | 176 km (109 mi) |  Bart Voskamp (NED)
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| 9 | 14 September | Córdoba | 35 km (22 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Melcior Mauri (ESP)
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Alex Zülle (SUI)
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| 10 | 15 September | Córdoba – Almendralejo | 224 km (139 mi) | Mariano Piccoli (ITA)
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| 11 | 16 September | Almendralejo – Plasencia | 194 km (121 mi) |  Ján Svorada (CZE)
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| 12 | 17 September | León – Alto del Morredero | 147 km (91 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Roberto Heras (ESP)
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| 13 | 18 September | Ponferrada – Estación Valgrande-Pajares | 196 km (122 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Pavel Tonkov (RUS)
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| 14 | 19 September | Oviedo – Alto del Naranco | 169 km (105 mi) |
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Mountain stage | José Vicente García Acosta (ESP)
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| 15 | 20 September | Oviedo – Lagos de Covadonga | 160 km (99 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Pavel Tonkov (RUS)
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| 16 | 21 September | Cangas de Onís – Santander | 170 km (106 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE)
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| 17 | 22 September | Santander – Burgos | 183 km (114 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE)
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| 18 | 23 September | Burgos – Valladolid | 184 km (114 mi) | Léon van Bon (NED)
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| 19 | 24 September | Valladolid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 193 km (120 mi) |
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Mountain stage | José María Jiménez (ESP)
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| 20 | 25 September | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Ávila | 199 km (124 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
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| 21 | 26 September | Alcobendas | 43 km (27 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Alex Zülle (SUI)
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| 22 | 27 September | Madrid | 154 km (96 mi) | Max van Heeswijk (NED)
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| Total | 3,773 km (2,344 mi) | ||||||
Final General Classification Standings
edit| 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 Domínguez Domínguez |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | |
| 19 | Laurent Brochard |
Festina–Lotus | |
| 20 | Rodolfo Massi |
Festina–Lotus | |
| 21 | José María Jiménez |
Banesto | |
| 22 | Melcior Mauri |
ONCE | |
| 23 | Francisque Teyssier |
GAN | |
| 24 | Sergei Ivanov |
TVM–Farm Frites | |
| 25 | Fabian Jeker |
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.