1997 Tour de France
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Route of the 1997 Tour de France | |||
Race details | |||
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Dates | 5–27 July 1997 | ||
Stages | 21+Prologue | ||
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Winning time | 100h 30' 35" | ||
Palmares | |||
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) | |
Mountains | Richard Virenque (France) | (Festina) | |
Youth | Jan Ullrich (Germany) | (Team Telekom) | |
Team | Team Telekom | ||
The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France and took place between 5 July and 27 July 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 and the young riders' classification marked the first time the same rider had won both categories in the same Tour since Laurent Fignon in 1983. The points classification was won by Ullrich's team mate Erik Zabel, for the second time, and their team Team Telekom also won the team classification. The mountains classification was won by Richard Virenque for the fourth time.
Contents
Teams and riders
198 riders in 22 teams commenced the 1997 Tour de France. 139 riders finished.[2] The 16 teams with the highest UCI ranking at the start of 1997 were automatically qualified.[3]
These were:[4]
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- Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
- U.S. Postal Service
- Kelme–Costa Blanca
- Mercatone Uno
- La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne
- BigMat–Auber 93
Stages
Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
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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 – 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 | Hilly stage | 181.0 km (112.5 mi) | Christophe Mengin (FRA) |
17 | 23 July | Fribourg – 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 (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 149.5 km (92.9 mi) | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
Race details
Chris Boardman won the prologue, and was the first leader of the race. Then, sprinter Mario Cipollini took over the lead thanks to time bonuses.[7] Cédric Vasseur took the lead in the fifth stage after a successful attack, and kept leading the race until the Pyrenées.
Ullrich took the lead in the tenth stage, which he won by more than a minute, beating his team leader, Bjarne Riis by over three minutes and assuming team leadership as well as the overall lead. He became the first German cyclist since 1978 to wear the yellow jersey.[8] he extended his lead by winning stage 12, an individual time trial in Saint-Étienne. In the fourteenth stage, Richard Virenque made an attack to win back time on Ullrich, helped by his entire team. The margin was never more than two minutes, and Ullrich was able to get back to Virenque before the final climb. Virenque won the stage, but Ullrich finished in the same time.[9]
In the rest of the race, Ullrich consolidated his lead, and won with a margin of almost ten minutes.
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.
Results
There were several classifications in the 1997 Tour de France. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[10]
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[10]
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.[10]
The fourth individual classification was the young rider classification, which was not marked by a jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible.[10]
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time.[11]
General classification
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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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 Escartín (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) | |||
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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 Beltrán (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 | Ángel 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 Rodrigues (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 | Íñigo 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 García (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" |
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Points classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | 350 |
2 | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) | GAN | 223 |
3 | Mario Traversoni (ITA) | Mercatone Uno | 198 |
4 | Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) | TVM–Farm Frites | 192 |
5 | Nicola Minali (ITA) | Batik-Del Monte | 156 |
6 | Jan Ullrich (GER) | Team Telekom | 154 |
7 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Rabobank | 151 |
8 | Richard Virenque (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | 151 |
9 | François Simon (FRA) | GAN | 145 |
10 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | U.S. Postal Service | 131 |
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Mountains classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Richard Virenque (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | 579 |
2 | Jan Ullrich (GER) | Team Telekom | 328 |
3 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Saeco | 309 |
4 | Marco Pantani (ITA) | Mercatone Uno | 269 |
5 | Laurent Brochard (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | 241 |
6 | Laurent Dufaux (SWI) | Festina–Lotus | 212 |
7 | Pascal Herve (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | 176 |
8 | Fernando Escartin (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 141 |
9 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Team Telekom | 139 |
10 | Jose Maria Jimenez (ESP) | Banesto | 136 |
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Team classification
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Team Telekom | 310h 51' 30" |
2 | Mercatone Uno | +31' 56" |
3 | Festina–Lotus | +47' 52" |
4 | Banesto | +1h 05' 15" |
5 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | +2h 20' 22" |
6 | Mapei–GB | +2h 28' 14" |
7 | Rabobank | +2h 40' 30" |
8 | Saeco | +4h 06' 13" |
9 | Française des Jeux | +4h 15' 59" |
10 | U.S. Postal Service | +4h26' 19" |
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Young rider classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Jan Ullrich (GER) | Telekom | 100h 30' 35" |
2 | Peter Luttenberger (AUT) | Rabobank | +45' 39" |
3 | Michael Boogerd (NED) | Rabobank | +1h 00' 33" |
Aftermath
After Ullrich's domination of the 1997 Tour de France at his young age, it was believed that Ullrich would dominate the Tour de France for the next years.[13] However, Ullrich would never win the Tour again, although he did reach the podium five more times.
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