1997 Tour of the Basque Country

1997 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates	7–11 April 1997
Stages	5
Distance	859.5 km (534.1 mi)
Winning time	22h 36' 40"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 1996 1998 →

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.

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"

References

↑ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
1 2 "37ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
↑ "1997 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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[BRI-1] "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[MdC-TBC1997-2] 1 2 "37ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.

[3] "1997 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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1997 Tour of the Basque Country

General classification

References