1997 Tour de France
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| Route of the 1997 Tour de France | |||
| Race details | |||
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| Dates | July 5–July 27, 1997 | ||
| Stages | 21+Prologue | ||
| Distance | 3,943.8 km (2,451 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 100h 30' 35" (39.188 km/h or 24.350 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
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Winner |  Jan Ullrich (Germany) |
(Team Telekom) |
| Second |  Richard Virenque (France) |
(Festina) | |
| Third |  Marco Pantani (Italy) |
(Mercatone Uno) | |
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Points | Erik Zabel (Germany) |
(Team Telekom) |
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Mountains | Richard Virenque (France) |
(Festina) |
| Youth | Jan Ullrich (Germany) |
(Team Telekom) | |
| Team | Team Telekom | ||
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The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5–27, 1997. Jan Ullrich's victory margin, of 9' 09" was the largest margin of victory since Laurent Fignon won the 1984 Tour de France by 10' 32".[1] Ullrich's simultaneous victories in both the General Classification category and the young riders category marked the first time the same rider had won both categories in the same Tour since Laurent Fignon in 1983.
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[edit] Teams and riders
198 riders in 22 teams commenced the 1997 Tour de France. 139 riders finished. [2] The 18 teams with the highest UCI ranking at the start of 1997 were automatically qualified.[3]
- Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass
- US Postal
- Kelme-Costa Blanca
- Mercatone Uno
- La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne
- BigMat-Auber 93
[edit] Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 5 July | Rouen |  Individual time trial |
7.3 km (4.5 mi) |  Chris Boardman (GBR) |
| 1 | 6 July | Rouen – Forges-les-Eaux |  Plain stage |
192.0 km (119.3 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 2 | 7 July | Saint-Valery-en-Caux – Vire | Plain stage |
262.0 km (162.8 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 3 | 8 July | Vire – Plumelec | Plain stage |
224.0 km (139.2 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 4 | 9 July | Plumelec – Le Puy du Fou | Plain stage |
223.0 km (138.6 mi) | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
| 5 | 10 July | Chantonnay – La Châtre | Plain stage |
261.5 km (162.5 mi) | Cédric Vasseur (FRA) |
| 6 | 11 July | Le Blanc – Marennes | Plain stage |
217.5 km (135.1 mi) |  Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) |
| 7 | 12 July | Marennes – Bordeaux | Plain stage |
194.0 km (120.5 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 8 | 13 July | Sauternes – Pau | Plain stage |
161.5 km (100.4 mi) | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 9 | 14 July | Pau – Loudenvielle |  Stage with mountain(s) |
182.0 km (113.1 mi) | Laurent Brochard (FRA) |
| 10 | 15 July | Luchon – Andorra Arcalis | Stage with mountain(s) |
252.5 km (156.9 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
| 11 | 16 July | Andorra Arcalis – Perpignan |  Hilly stage |
192.0 km (119.3 mi) | Laurent Desbiens (FRA) |
| 12 | 18 July | Saint-Étienne – Saint-Étienne | Individual time trial |
55.0 km (34.2 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
| 13 | 19 July | Saint-Étienne – L'Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) |
203.5 km (126.4 mi) | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 14 | 20 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Courchevel | Stage with mountain(s) |
148.0 km (92.0 mi) | Richard Virenque (FRA) |
| 15 | 21 July | Courchevel – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) |
208.5 km (129.6 mi) | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 16 | 22 July | Morzine – Fribourg-en-Brisgau | Hilly stage |
181.0 km (112.5 mi) | Christophe Mengin (FRA) |
| 17 | 23 July | Fribourg-en-Brisgau – Colmar | Plain stage |
218.5 km (135.8 mi) |  Neil Stephens (AUS) |
| 18 | 24 July | Colmar – Montbéliard | Hilly stage |
175.5 km (109.1 mi) | Didier Rous (FRA) |
| 19 | 25 July | Montbéliard – Dijon | Plain stage |
172.0 km (106.9 mi) | Mario Traversoni (ITA) |
| 20 | 26 July | Disneyland Paris – Disneyland Paris | Individual time trial |
63.0 km (39.1 mi) |  Abraham Olano (ESP) |
| 21 | 27 July | Disneyland Paris – Paris | Plain stage |
149.5 km (92.9 mi) | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
[edit] Classification leadership
- Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
- In stage 1, Jan Ullrich wore the green jersey.
- In stage 2, Tom Steels wore the green jersey.
- In stage 3, Erik Zabel wore the green jersey.
- Other notes
- The white jersey wasn't actually awarded between 1989 and 1999 - the white column in this table represents the leader in the youth classification.
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
Telekom | 100h 30' 35" |
| 2 | Richard Virenque (FRA) |
Festina | +9' 09" |
| 3 | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | +14' 03" |
| 4 | Abraham Olano (ESP) |
Banesto | +15' 55" |
| 5 | Fernando Escartin (ESP) |
Kelme | +20' 32" |
| 6 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) |
Saeco | +22' 47" |
| 7 |  Bjarne Riis (DEN) |
Telekom | +26' 34" |
| 8 | José Maria Jimenez (ESP) |
Banesto | +31' 17" |
| 9 |  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) |
Festina | +31' 55" |
| 10 | Roberto Conti (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | +32' 26" |
| Final general classification (11–139) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Beat Zberg (SUI) |
Mercatone Uno | +35' 41" |
| 12 | Oscar Camenzind (SUI) |
Mapei | +35' 52" |
| 13 |  Peter Luttenberger (AUT) |
Rabobank | +45' 39" |
| 14 | Manuel Beltran (ESP) |
Banesto | +49' 34" |
| 15 | Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) |
US Postal Service | +58' 35" |
| 16 | Michael Boogerd (NED) |
Rabobank | +1h 00' 33" |
| 17 |  Bobby Julich (USA) |
Cofidis | +1h 01' 10" |
| 18 | Daniele Nardello (ITA) |
Mapei | +1h 01' 30" |
| 19 | Christophe Moreau (FRA) |
Festina | +1h 02' 48" |
| 20 | Stéphane Heulot (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | +1h 06' 13" |
| 21 | Udo Bölts (GER) |
Telekom | +1h 09' 02" |
| 22 |  Hernán Buenahora (COL) |
Kelme | +1h 13' 48" |
| 23 | Laurent Roux (FRA) |
TVM | +1h 17' 44" |
| 24 | Massimo Podenzana (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | +1h 20' 56" |
| 25 | Laurent Madouas (FRA) |
Lotto | +1h 24' 58" |
| 26 | Pascal Chanteur (FRA) |
Casino | +1h 25' 48" |
| 27 | Santiago Blanco (ESP) |
Banesto | +1h 29' 18" |
| 28 | Thierry Bourguignon (FRA) |
Big Mat-Auber | +1h 29' 35" |
| 29 | Angel Casero (ESP) |
Banesto | +1h 35' 11" |
| 30 | Alberto Elli (ITA) |
Casino | +1h 37' 23" |
| 31 | Laurent Brochard (FRA) |
Festina | +1h 39' 15" |
| 32 | François Simon (FRA) |
Gan | +1h 40' 40" |
| 33 |  Orlando Sergio Rodriguis (POR) |
Banesto | +1h 42' 33" |
| 34 | Georg Totschnig (AUT) |
Telekom | +1h 42' 49" |
| 35 |  Joona Laukka (FIN) |
Festina | +1h 43' 05" |
| 36 | Pascal Hervé (FRA) |
Festina | +1h 44' 04" |
| 37 | Javier Pascual (ESP) |
Kelme | +1h 45' 52" |
| 38 | Kevin Livingston (USA) |
Cofidis | +1h 46' 23" |
| 39 |  Peter Farazijn (BEL) |
Lotto | +1h 47' 54" |
| 40 | Cédric Vasseur (FRA) |
Gan | +1h 54' 02" |
| 41 | Marcello Siboni (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | +1h 56' 05" |
| 42 | Fabrice Gougot (FRA) |
Casino | +1h 56' 15" |
| 43 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
ONCE | +1h 58' 32" |
| 44 |  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) |
US Postal Service | +2h 01' 23" |
| 45 | Didier Rous (FRA) |
Festina | +2h 01' 46" |
| 46 | Gianluca Bortolami (ITA) |
Festina | +2h 03' 35" |
| 47 | Massimiliano Lelli (ITA) |
Saeco | +2h 05' 26" |
| 48 | Christophe Mengin (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | +2h 06' 57" |
| 49 | Peter Meinert (DEN) |
US Postal Service | +2h 07' 38" |
| 50 | Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) |
Mapei | +2h 09' 34" |
| 51 | Rolf Aldag (GER) |
Telekom | +2h 10' 36" |
| 52 | Erik Breukink (NED) |
Rabobank | +2h 13' 44" |
| 53 | Giuseppe Guerini (ITA) |
Polti | +2h 14' 21" |
| 54 | Neil Stephens (AUS) |
Festina | +2h 23' 40" |
| 55 | Juan José De Los Angeles (ESP) |
Kelme | +2h 24' 12" |
| 56 | Andrea Peron (ITA) |
Française des Jeux | +2h 24' 48" |
| 57 | Andrea Tafi (ITA) |
Mapei | +2h 25' 53" |
| 58 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) |
Française des Jeux | +2h 29' 54" |
| 59 |  Zenon Jaskula (POL) |
Mapei | +2h 30' 15" |
| 60 | Jens Heppner (GER) |
Telekom | +2h 31' 12" |
| 61 | Marino Alonso (ESP) |
Banesto | +2h 32' 25" |
| 62 | Patrick Jonker (AUS) |
Rabobank | +2h 33' 38" |
| 63 | Aitor Garmendia (ESP) |
ONCE | +2h 35' 30" |
| 64 | Maarten den Bakker (NED) |
TVM | +2h 38' 30" |
| 65 | Jon Odriozola (ESP) |
Batik-Del Monte | +2h 40' 08" |
| 66 | Erik Zabel (GER) |
Telekom | +2h 41' 16" |
| 67 | Maximilian Sciandri (GBR) |
Française des Jeux | +2h 42' 24" |
| 68 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) |
Rabobank | +2h 43' 47" |
| 69 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) |
US Postal Service | +2h 47' 51" |
| 70 | Iñigo Cuesta (ESP) |
ONCE | +2h 50' 02" |
| 71 | Francisco Benitez (ESP) |
Kelme | +2h 53' 37" |
| 72 | Daniele Sgnaolin (ITA) |
+2h 54' 00" | |
| 73 | Marco Zen (ITA) |
+2h 54' 29" | |
| 74 | Giorgio Furlan (ITA) |
Saeco | +2h 56' 21" |
| 75 | José Luis Arrieta (ESP) |
Banesto | +2h 57' 04" |
| 76 |  Miguel Arroyo (MEX) |
Big Mat-Auber | +3h 04' 05" |
| 77 | José Angel Vidal (ESP) |
Kelme | +3h 04' 27" |
| 78 | Jose-Roberto Sierra (ESP) |
ONCE | +3h 04' 58" |
| 79 | Frankie Andreu (USA) |
Cofidis | +3h 05' 00" |
| 80 | Oscar Pelliccioli (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | +3h 07' 09" |
| 81 | Erik Dekker (NED) |
Rabobank | +3h 07' 17" |
| 82 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) |
TVM | +3h 07' 50" |
| 83 | Dominique Rault (FRA) |
La Mutuelle | +3h 09' 58" |
| 84 | Christian Henn (GER) |
Telekom | +3h 10' 01" |
| 85 | Francisco Mauleón (ESP) |
ONCE | +3h 11' 00" |
| 86 | Gianluca Valoti (ITA) |
Polti | +3h 11' 57" |
| 87 | Dariusz Baranowski (POL) |
US Postal Service | +3h 12' 45" |
| 88 | Thierry Gouvenou (FRA) |
Big Mat-Auber | +3h 12' 52" |
| 89 | Wilfried Peeters (BEL) |
Mapei | +3h 13' 33" |
| 90 | Paul Van Hyfte (BEL) |
Lotto | +3h 18' 11" |
| 91 | Marco Artunghi (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | +3h 18' 29" |
| 92 | Iñigo Chaurreau (ESP) |
Polti | +3h 20' 28" |
| 93 |  Arturas Kasputis (LIT) |
Casino | +3h 22' 01" |
| 94 | Christophe Agnolutto (FRA) |
Casino | +3h 22' 57" |
| 95 | Marco Saligari (ITA) |
Casino | +3h 23' 36" |
| 96 | Marty Jemison (USA) |
US Postal Service | +3h 25' 21" |
| 97 | Giuseppe Tartaggia (ITA) |
Batik-Del Monte | +3h 25' 54" |
| 98 | Bart Voskamp (NED) |
TVM | +3h 26' 27" |
| 99 | Henk Vogels jr (AUS) |
Gan | +3h 26' 46" |
| 100 | Mario Traversoni (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | +3h 27' 30" |
| 101 | Laurent Genty (FRA) |
Big Mat-Auber | +3h 27' 56" |
| 102 | Peter Van Petegem (BEL) |
TVM | +3h 29' 20" |
| 103 | Gian-Matteo Fagnini (ITA) |
Saeco | +3h 29' 34" |
| 104 | George Hincapie (USA) |
US Postal Service | +3h 31' 08" |
| 105 | Arnaud Prétot (FRA) |
Gan | +3h 32' 07" |
| 106 | Flavio Vanzella (ITA) |
Française des Jeux | +3h 32' 52" |
| 107 | Servais Knaven (NED) |
TVM | +3h 34' 52" |
| 108 | Francisco Cabello (ESP) |
Kelme | +3h 35' 42" |
| 109 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Gan | +3h 35' 56" |
| 110 | Nicola Loda (ITA) |
MG-Technogym | +3h 39' 10" |
| 111 | Frédérick Guesdon (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | +3h 41' 04" |
| 112 | Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) |
Batik-Del Monte | +3h 41' 06" |
| 113 |  Serhiy Utchakov (UKR) |
Polti | +3h 42' 48" |
| 114 | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) |
Gan | +3h 45' 03" |
| 115 | Christophe Rinero (FRA) |
Cofidis | +3h 45' 14" |
| 116 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) |
MG-Technogym | +3h 45' 33" |
| 117 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
Rabobank | +3h 45' 47" |
| 118 | Giovanni Lombardi (ITA) |
Telekom | +3h 45' 59" |
| 119 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) |
US Postal Service | +3h 46' 55" |
| 120 | Luca Scinto (ITA) |
MG-Technogym | +3h 48' 04" |
| 121 | Marcelino Garcia (ESP) |
ONCE | +3h 49' 33" |
| 122 | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
Batik-Del Monte | +3h 51' 26" |
| 123 | Mirko Crepaldi (ITA) |
Polti | +3h 51' 49" |
| 124 |  Lauri Aus (EST) |
Casino | +3h 52' 31" |
| 125 | Gerrit de Vries (NED) |
Polti | +3h 54' 05" |
| 126 | Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) |
TVM | +3h 54' 10" |
| 127 | Laurent Desbiens (FRA) |
Cofidis | +3h 54' 32" |
| 128 | Tristan Hoffman (NED) |
TVM | +3h 54' 49" |
| 129 | Carlo Finco (ITA) |
MG-Technogym | +3h 57' 27" |
| 130 | Rossano Brasi (ITA) |
Polti | +4h 02' 11" |
| 131 | Pascal Deramé (FRA) |
US Postal Service | +4h 04' 57" |
| 132 | Matteo Tosatto (ITA) |
MG-Technogym | +4h 06' 05" |
| 133 | Gianluca Pierobon (ITA) |
Batik-Del Monte | +4h 06' 53" |
| 134 | Eros Poli (ITA) |
Gan | +4h 11' 22" |
| 135 | Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) |
Cofidis | +4h 11' 31" |
| 136 | Torsten Schmidt (GER) |
+4h 15' 48" | |
| 137 | Philipp Buschor (SUI) |
Saeco | +4h 17' 35" |
| 138 | Stéphane Cueff (FRA) |
La Mutuelle | +4h 18' 18" |
| 139 | Philippe Gaumont (FRA) |
Cofidis | +4h 26' 09" |
[edit] Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Zabel (GER) |
Team Telekom | 350 |
| 2 | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) |
GAN | 223 |
| 3 | Mario Traversoni (ITA) |
Mercatone Uno | 198 |
[edit] King of the Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Virenque (FRA) |
Festina-Lotus | 579 |
| 2 | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
Team Telekom | 328 |
| 3 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) |
Saeco | 309 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "84ème Tour de France 1997" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1997.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Second Edition News for December 12, 1996, UCI Team Rankings -- Prospects for 1997". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 12 December 1997. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/dec96/uciteams.html. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ a b Startt, James (18 June 1997). "News for June 18, 1997: Final Tour Team list". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jun97/jun18.html. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ Startt, James (17 June 1997). "Second Edition News for June 18, 1997: Reaction to the Wild Cards". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jun97/jun18a.html. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ Zwegers, Arian. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1997. Retrieved 15 Aug 2011.
