Cycling race
1997 Critérium du Dauphiné LibéréRace details |
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Dates | 8–15 June 1997 |
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Stages | 7 + Prologue |
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Distance | 1,186.1[1] km (737.0 mi) |
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Winning time | 30h 49' 58" |
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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]
- Banesto
- Festina–Lotus
- Française des Jeux
- ONCE
- Casino
- GAN
- Cofidis
- Rabobank
- Team Telekom
- Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
- Kelme–Costa Blanca
- U.S. Postal Service
- BigMat–Auber 93
- Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne
- Post Swiss Team
Route
Stages
Prologue
8 June 1997 – Grenoble, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) (ITT)
Prologue result and general classification after Prologue[2][3][4] |
Stage 1
9 June 1997 – Grenoble to Villeurbanne, 167 km (103.8 mi)
Stage 2
10 June 1997 – Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or to Le Puy-en-Velay, 217 km (134.8 mi)
Stage 3
11 June 1997 – Le Puy-en-Velay to Beaumes-de-Venise, 214 km (133.0 mi)
Stage 4
12 June 1997 – Bédarrides to Bédarrides, 45 km (28.0 mi) (ITT)
Stage 5
13 June 1997 – Cavaillon to Digne-les-Bains, 169 km (105.0 mi)
Stage 6
14 May 1997 – Digne-les-Bains to Briançon, 187 km (116.2 mi)
Stage 7
15 June 1997 – Briançon to Chambéry, 182 km (113.1 mi)
General classification
Final general classification[12] |
References
- ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "49ème Dauphiné Libéré 1997". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "50th Dauphine Libere, Cat 2.1". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 1997. p. 38. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 1997. p. 44. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1997. p. 51. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "1996 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
Further reading
- "Olano calienta motores para el Dauphiné Liberé" [Olano heats engines for the Dauphiné Liberé] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 1997. p. 39.
- "Olano, ante el reto de suceder a Indurain" [Olano, facing the challenge of succeeding Indurain] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 1997. p. 41.