1997 Vuelta a España

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]

1997 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates	6–28 September
Stages	22
Distance	3,773 km (2,344 mi)
Winning time	91h 15' 55"
Results
Winner  Alex Zülle (SUI) (ONCE)   Second  Fernando Escartín (ESP) (Kelme–Costa Blanca)   Third  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) (Festina–Lotus) Points  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (ONCE) Mountains  José María Jiménez (ESP) (Banesto) Sprints  Mauro Radaelli (ITA) (Brescialat–Oyster)   Team Kelme–Costa Blanca
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Route

List of stages^[2][3]

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