1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates8–15 June 1997
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,186.1[1] km (737.0 mi)
Winning time30h 49' 58"
Results
Winner  Udo Bölts (GER) (Team Telekom)
  Second  Abraham Olano (ESP) (Banesto)
  Third  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) (U.S. Postal Service)
Mountains  Udo Bölts (GER) (Team Telekom)

The 1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 49th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 1997. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Chambéry. The race was won by Udo Bölts of Team Telekom.[2]

Teams

Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 8 June Grenoble 5.1 km (3.2 mi) Individual time trial  Chris Boardman (GBR)
1 9 June Grenoble to Villeurbanne 167 km (104 mi)  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
2 10 June Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or to Le Puy-en-Velay 217 km (135 mi)  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
3 11 June Le Puy-en-Velay to Beaumes-de-Venise 214 km (133 mi)  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
4 12 June Bédarrides to Bédarrides 45 km (28 mi) Individual time trial  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
5 13 June Cavaillon to Digne-les-Bains 169 km (105 mi)  Jens Heppner (GER)
6 14 June Digne-les-Bains to Briançon 187 km (116 mi)  Abraham Olano (ESP)
7 15 June Briançon to Chambéry 182 km (113 mi)  Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ)

Stages

Prologue

8 June 1997 – Grenoble, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) (ITT)

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN 5' 50"
2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 3"
3  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service s.t.

Stage 1

9 June 1997 – Grenoble to Villeurbanne, 167 km (103.8 mi)

Stage 1 result[2][3][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) GAN 4h 21' 47"
2  Giovanni Lombardi (ITA) Team Telekom s.t.
3  Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) GAN s.t.
 General classification after Stage 1[3][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN 4h 27' 37"
2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 3"
3  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service s.t.

Stage 2

10 June 1997 – Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or to Le Puy-en-Velay, 217 km (134.8 mi)

Stage 2 result[2][3][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 6h 13' 22"
2  Pascal Chanteur (FRA) Casino s.t.
3  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina–Lotus s.t.
 General classification after Stage 2[3][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 10h 35' 02"
2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 10"
3  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 13"

Stage 3

11 June 1997 – Le Puy-en-Velay to Beaumes-de-Venise, 214 km (133.0 mi)

Stage 3 result[2][3][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) GAN 5h 28' 08"
2  Giovanni Lombardi (ITA) Team Telekom s.t.
3  Damien Nazon (FRA) Française des Jeux s.t.
 General classification after Stage 3[3][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 16h 03' 08"
2  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE + 12"
3  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 15"

Stage 4

12 June 1997 – Bédarrides to Bédarrides, 45 km (28.0 mi) (ITT)

Stage 4 result[2][3][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 53' 02"
2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 33"
3  Roland Meier (SUI) Post Swiss Team + 1' 26"
 General classification after Stage 4[3][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 16h 56' 10"
2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 49"
3  Roland Meier (SUI) Post Swiss Team + 1' 49"

Stage 5

13 June 1997 – Cavaillon to Digne-les-Bains, 169 km (105.0 mi)

Stage 5 result[2][3][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jens Heppner (GER) Team Telekom 4h 06' 17"
2  Javier Pascual (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 50"
3  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 14"
 General classification after Stage 5[3][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 21h 03' 41"
2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 49"
3  Roland Meier (SUI) Post Swiss Team + 1' 49"

Stage 6

14 May 1997 – Digne-les-Bains to Briançon, 187 km (116.2 mi)

Stage 6 result[2][3][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto 5h 07' 27"
2  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom + 1"
3  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) U.S. Postal Service + 5"
 General classification after Stage 6[3][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto 26h 11' 57"
2  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom + 1' 09"
3  Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank + 2' 17"

Stage 7

15 June 1997 – Briançon to Chambéry, 182 km (113.1 mi)

Stage 7 result[2][3][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ) Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass 4h 36' 09"
2  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux + 43"
3  François Simon (FRA) GAN s.t.
 General classification after Stage 7[3][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom 30h 49' 58"
2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 13"
3  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) U.S. Postal Service + 1' 42"

General classification

Final general classification[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom 30h 49' 58"
2  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 13"
3  Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA) U.S. Postal Service + 1' 42"
4  Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank + 2' 00"
5  Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ) Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass + 4' 09"
6  François Simon (FRA) GAN + 4' 12"
7  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 4' 17"
8  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service + 5' 03"
9  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) ONCE + 6' 26"
10  Manuel Beltrán (ESP) Banesto + 7' 58"

References

  1. ↑ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "49ème Dauphiné Libéré 1997". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "50th Dauphine Libere, Cat 2.1". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Olano oculta su forma en la cronometrada de Grenoble" [Olano conceals his form in the Grenoble time trial] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1997. p. 53. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Abraham Olano impresiona a rivalés y observadores" [Abraham Olano impresses rivals and observers] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Zülle cae pero no sufre lesiones de consideración" [Zülle falls but does not suffer serious injuries] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 1997. p. 40. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Una crono propia del Tour" [A chrono of the Tour itself] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 1997. p. 38. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 1997. p. 34. Retrieved 12 February 2019. "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 1997. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 1997. p. 38. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 1997. p. 44. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1997. p. 51. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "1996 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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