1997 Vuelta a España

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Classifications 22 stages, 2904 km
General Alex Zülle 91:15:55 h
Points Laurent Jalabert 206 p.
Mountains José María Jiménez 153 p.
Teams Kelme-Costa Blanca 274:07:56 h

The 52nd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 6 to September 28, 1997. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,773 km, and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team.

Stages

Stage Date Route Km Stage Winner GC Leader
1 6 September Lisboa-Estoril 155 Lars Michaelsen Lars Michaelsen
2 7 September Évora-Vilamoura 225 Marcel Wüst Lars Michaelsen
3 8 September Loulé-Huelva 173 Marcel Wüst Lars Michaelsen
4 9 September Huelva-Jerez de la Frontera 192 Eleuterio Anguita Fabrizio Guidi
5 10 September Jerez de la Frontera-Málaga 230 Marcel Wüst Lars Michaelsen
6 11 September Málaga-Granada 147 Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert
7 12 September Guadix-Sierra Nevada 219 Yvon Ledanois Laurent Dufaux
8 13 September Granada-Córdoba 176 Bart Voskamp Laurent Dufaux
9 14 September Córdoba 35 Melchor Mauri Alex Zülle
10 15 September Córdoba-Almendralejo 224 Mariano Piccoli Alex Zülle
11 16 September Almendralejo-Plasencia 194 Ján Svorada Alex Zülle
12 17 September León-Alto del Morredero 147 Roberto Heras Alex Zülle
13 18 September Ponferrada-Estación Valgrande-Pajares 196 Pavel Tonkov Alex Zülle
14 19 September Oviedo-Alto del Naranco 169 Chente García Acosta Alex Zülle
15 20 September Oviedo-Lagos de Covadonga 160 Pavel Tonkov Alex Zülle
16 21 September Cangas de Onís-Santander 170 Ján Svorada Alex Zülle
17 22 September Santander-Burgos 183 Ján Svorada Alex Zülle
18 23 September Burgos-Valladolid 184 Leon van Bon Alex Zülle
19 24 September Valladolid-Los Ángeles de San Rafael 193 José María Jiménez Alex Zülle
20 25 September Los Ángeles de San Rafael-Ávila 199 Laurent Jalabert Alex Zülle
21 26 September Alcobendas 43 Alex Zülle Alex Zülle
22 27 September Madrid 154 Max Van Heeswijk Alex Zülle

Final General Classification Standings

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Alex Zülle ONCE 91h 15' 55s
2 Fernando Escartín Kelme-Costa Blanca a 5' 07s
3 Laurent Dufaux Festina-Lotus a 6' 11s
4 Enrico Zaina Asics-CGA a 7' 24s
5 Roberto Heras Kelme-Costa Blanca a 8' 04s
6 Daniel Clavero Estepona - Toscaf a 10' 02s
7 Laurent Jalabert ONCE a 10' 03s
8 Marcos Serrano Kelme-Costa Blanca a 10' 40s
9 Gianni Faresin Mapei-GB a 13' 53s
10 Yvon Ledanois GAN a 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

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