1997 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1997 UCI Road World Cup, race 4 | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 20 April 1997 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 262 km (162.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7h 09' 45" | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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The 83rd running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling classic was held on 20 April 1997. It was the fourth leg of the 1997 UCI Road World Cup, coming between Paris–Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race. Italian Michele Bartoli won the race after distancing his breakaway companion, Frenchman Laurent Jalabert, at one kilometre from the finish in Ans. Gabriele Colombo completed the podium.[1] 112 of 188 riders finished the race.[2]
Route
The 83rd edition of the "Doyenne Race" started on the Place Saint-Lambert in the centre of Liège, before heading south towards Bastogne and returning north to finish in the suburban community of Ans.[3] The total distance was 262 km (163 mi).
The course contained 13 categorized climbs in the Ardennes:[3]
Climb | Km | |
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1 | Côte de Saint-Roch | 81 |
2 | Côte de Mormont | 118 |
3 | Côte de Wanne | 154 |
4 | Côte des Hézalles | 163 |
5 | Côte d'Aisomont | 171 |
6 | Côte de Stockeu | 178 |
7 | Côte de la Haute-Levée | 183,5 |
Climb | Km | |
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8 | Côte du Rosier | 195,5 |
9 | Côte de la Vecquée | 208 |
10 | Côte de La Redoute | 225 |
11 | Côte de Sprimont | 230,5 |
12 | Côte des Forges | 235 |
13 | Côte du Sart-Tilman | 247 |
Race Summary
The race started in cold and sunny weather and was animated by a solo breakaway from Austrian Georg Totschnig who broke clear after
6 km (3.7 mi) and had a maximum lead of 20 minutes on the peloton.[4] The peloton was led by the You have called {{Contentious topics}}
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By the Côte de La Redoute, 40 km (25 mi) from the finish, Totschnig and Brignoli were caught by the peloton. Swiss Alex Zülle of the ONCE team attacked on the lower slopes of the climb, forcing the decisive breakaway. By the top of La Redoute, four men were in the leading break: teammates Zülle and Jalabert, and Italians Michele Bartoli and Marco Pantani.[5] Climbing specialist Pantani was quickly dropped on the flat stretches and Johan Museeuw, the ruling world champion, tried to bridge the gap to the leaders but missed out by 50 metres.[4][5]
With 25 km (16 mi) remaining, the three leaders had a 1' 10" lead on the chase group, which was led by You have called {{Contentious topics}}
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Gabriele Colombo and Luc Leblanc, who had broken away from the chase group, finished third and fourth. Max Sciandri won the sprint for fifth place before Johan Museeuw.[7]
Result
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1 | Michele Bartoli (ITA) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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+ 08" |
3 | Gabriele Colombo (ITA) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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+ 21" |
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+ 22" |
5 | Maximilian Sciandri (GBR) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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+ 27" |
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References
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- ^ "Cyclisme - Liège - Bastogne - Liège - 1997". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Lauwens, Jean-François. "Mode d'emploi". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 19 April 1997. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, World Cup Round 4 - Belgium, April 20, 1997 - LBL As it Unfolds". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Great moments in Classics history – the Ardennes Classics". autobus.cyclingnews. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, World Cup Round 4 - Belgium, April 20, 1997". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b Deblander, Bruno. "Michele Bartoli donné vainqueur à deux contre un". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 21 April 1997. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1997 (result)". ProCyclingStats. 16 April 2017.