1997 Hel van het Mergelland

The 1997 Hel van het Mergelland was the 25th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 5 April 1997. The race started and finished in Eijsden.^[2] The race was won by Raymond Meijs.

1997 Hel van het Mergelland

Race details
Dates	5 April 1997
Stages	1
Distance	180[1] km (111.8 mi)
Winning time	4h 44' 39"
Results
Winner  Raymond Meijs (NED)   Second  John Talen (NED)   Third  John van den Akker (NED)
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General classification

Final general classification[3][4][5] Rank Rider Time 1  Raymond Meijs (NED) 4h 44' 39" 2  John Talen (NED) + 0" 3  John van den Akker (NED) + 2' 01" 4  Rik Reinerink (NED) + 3' 12" 5  Rik Van Slycke (BEL) + 3' 14" 6  Niels van de Steen (NED) + 3' 14" 7  Bram de Groot (NED) + 3' 14" 8  Peter Wuyts (BEL) + 3' 14" 9  Rico Schmidt (GER) + 3' 21" 10  Louis de Koning (NED) + 3' 55"