1997 Tour of the Basque Country

The 1997 Tour of the Basque Country was the 37th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 7 April to 11 April 1997. The race started in Legazpi and finished at Gatzaga.^[2] The race was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE team.

1997 Tour of the Basque Country

Race details
Dates	7–11 April 1997
Stages	5
Distance	859.5[1] km (534.1 mi)
Winning time	22h 36' 40"
Results
Winner  Alex Zülle (SUI) (ONCE)   Second  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (ONCE)   Third  Marco Pantani (ITA) (Mercatone Uno)
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General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE 22h 36' 40" 2  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE + 32" 3  Marco Pantani (ITA) Mercatone Uno + 44" 4  Marcelino García (ESP) ONCE + 1' 01" 5  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 1' 16" 6  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) ONCE + 1' 24" 7  Luc Leblanc (FRA) Team Polti + 1' 33" 8  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 1' 33" 9  Gianni Faresin (ITA) Mapei–GB + 1' 35" 10  Pascal Hervé (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 39"