1997 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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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]
Dates6–28 September
Stages22
Distance3,773 km (2,344 mi)
Winning time91h 15' 55"
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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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Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 6 September | Lisbon to Estoril | 155 km (96 mi) |  Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | ||
| 2 | 7 September | Évora to Vilamoura | 225 km (140 mi) |  Marcel Wüst (GER) | ||
| 3 | 8 September | Loulé to Huelva | 173 km (107 mi) | Marcel Wüst (GER) | ||
| 4 | 9 September | Huelva to Jerez de la Frontera | 192 km (119 mi) |  Eleuterio Anguita (ESP) | ||
| 5 | 10 September | Jerez de la Frontera to Málaga | 230 km (143 mi) | Marcel Wüst (GER) | ||
| 6 | 11 September | Málaga to Granada | 147 km (91 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 7 | 12 September | Guadix to Sierra Nevada | 219 km (136 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Yvon Ledanois (FRA) |
| 8 | 13 September | Granada to Córdoba | 176 km (109 mi) |  Bart Voskamp (NED) | ||
| 9 | 14 September | Córdoba | 35 km (22 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Melcior Mauri (ESP) |
| 10 | 15 September | Córdoba to Almendralejo | 224 km (139 mi) |  Mariano Piccoli (ITA) | ||
| 11 | 16 September | Almendralejo to Plasencia | 194 km (121 mi) |  Ján Svorada (CZE) | ||
| 12 | 17 September | León to Alto del Morredero | 147 km (91 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Roberto Heras (ESP) |
| 13 | 18 September | Ponferrada to Estación Valgrande-Pajares | 196 km (122 mi) | |
Mountain stage |  Pavel Tonkov (RUS) |
| 14 | 19 September | Oviedo to Alto del Naranco | 169 km (105 mi) | |
Mountain stage | José Vicente García Acosta (ESP) |
| 15 | 20 September | Oviedo to Lagos de Covadonga | 160 km (99 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Pavel Tonkov (RUS) |
| 16 | 21 September | Cangas de Onís to Santander | 170 km (106 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE) | ||
| 17 | 22 September | Santander to Burgos | 183 km (114 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE) | ||
| 18 | 23 September | Burgos to Valladolid | 184 km (114 mi) | Léon van Bon (NED) | ||
| 19 | 24 September | Valladolid to Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 193 km (120 mi) | |
Mountain stage | José María Jiménez (ESP) |
| 20 | 25 September | Los Ángeles de San Rafael to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |