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	Overview of the year 1997  back to list  wikipedia information 1997  see overall standings in 1997 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1997 | July 5 - July 27 Rouen - Paris total distance: 3950.0 km number of stages: 21 money for winner: 2 200 000 F money total: 12 000 000 F Jan Ullrich | Telekom | Germany | age: 23 time: 100hr 30min 35sec | average speed: 39.237 km/h 2nd place: Richard Virenque (+ 9min 9sec) 3rd place: Marco Pantani (+ 14min 3sec) winning team: Telekom number of participants: 198 finished: 139 not finished: 59 Jerseys winners:  Jan Ullrich  Erik Zabel  Richard Virenque  Jan Ullrich Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  3 950 / 5 745   68,8% Stages number of stages in this year*: 22 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed P Rouen - Rouen   7.3 km     Chris BOARDMAN   0:08:20   52.6 km/h 1 Rouen - Forges-les-Eaux   192.0 km     Mario CIPOLLINI   4:39:59   41.1 km/h 2 St Valery-en-Caux - Vire   262.0 km     Mario CIPOLLINI   6:27:47   40.5 km/h 3 Vire - Plumelec   224.0 km     Erik ZABEL   4:54:33   45.6 km/h 4 Plumelec - Le Puy de Fou   223.0 km     Nicola MINALI   5:46:42   38.6 km/h 5 Chantonnay - La Châtre   261.5 km     Cédric VASSEUR   6:16:44   41.6 km/h 6 Le Blanc - Marennes   217.5 km     Jeroen BLIJLEVENS   5:58:09   36.4 km/h 7 Marennes - Bordeaux   194.0 km     Erik ZABEL   4:11:15   46.3 km/h 8 Sauternes - Pau   161.5 km     Erik ZABEL   3:22:42   47.8 km/h 9 Pau - Loudenvielles   182.0 km     Laurent BROCHARD   5:24:57   33.6 km/h 10 Luchon - Andorra   252.5 km     Jan ULLRICH   7:46:06   32.5 km/h 11 Andorra - Perpignan   192.0 km     Laurent DESBIENS   5:05:05   37.8 km/h 12 Saint-Étienne - Saint-Étienne   55.0 km     Jan ULLRICH   1:16:42   43.0 km/h 13 Saint-Étienne - Alpe d’Huez   203.5 km     Marco PANTANI   5:02:42   40.3 km/h 14 Bourg d’Oisans - Courchevel   148.0 km     Richard VIRENQUE   4:34:16   32.4 km/h 15 Courchevel - Morzine-Avoriaz   208.5 km     Marco PANTANI   5:57:16   35.0 km/h 16 Morzine-Avoriaz - Fribourg   181.0 km     Christophe MENGIN   4:30:11   40.2 km/h 17 Fribourg - Colmar   218.5 km     Neil STEPHENS   4:54:38   44.5 km/h 18 Colmar - Montbéliard   175.5 km     Didier ROUS   4:24:48   39.8 km/h 19 Montbéliard - Dijon   172.0 km     Mario TRAVERSONI   4:03:17   42.4 km/h 20 Disneyland-Paris - Disneyland-Paris   63.0 km     Abraham OLANO   1:15:57   49.8 km/h 21 Disneyland-Paris - Paris   149.5 km     Nicola MINALI   3:54:36   38.2 km/h Winners of stages in 1997 by nations (7):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  ITA   7   31,82%   FRA   6   27,27%   GER   5   22,73%   GBR   1   4,55%   NED   1   4,55%   AUS   1   4,55%   ESP   1   4,55%  Winners of stages in 1997 by cyclists (16):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Erik ZABEL   3   13,64%   Mario CIPOLLINI   2   9,09%   Marco PANTANI   2   9,09%   Jan ULLRICH   2   9,09%   Nicola MINALI   2   9,09%   Laurent BROCHARD   1   4,55%   Christophe MENGIN   1   4,55%   Cédric VASSEUR   1   4,55%   Mario TRAVERSONI   1   4,55%   Neil STEPHENS   1   4,55%   Chris BOARDMAN   1   4,55%   Jeroen BLIJLEVENS   1   4,55%   Richard VIRENQUE   1   4,55%   Abraham OLANO   1   4,55%   Laurent DESBIENS   1   4,55%   Didier ROUS   1   4,55%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 29 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [12] Alpe-d’Huez (1860 m):     Marco PANTANI Col de la Colombière (1618 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Col de la Croix (1778 m):     José Jaime GONZALES Col de la Croix-Fry (1477 m):     Laurent JALABERT Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1157 m):     Laurent JALABERT Col de la Madeleine (2000 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Col de Tamié (907 m):     Laurent JALABERT Col des Mosses (1448 m):     Stéphane HEULOT Col du Glandon (1924 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Courchevel (2004 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Joux-Plane (1713 m):     Marco PANTANI Pas-de-Morgins (1369 m):     Frank VANDENBROUCKE THE PYRENEES [11] Andorre Arcalis (2240 m):     Jan ULLRICH Aspin (1490 m):     Pascal HERVE Col d’Ordino (1981 m):     Jean-Philippe DOJWA Col de Port (1249 m):     Laurent BROCHARD Col de Val Louron-Azet (Col d´Azet) (1580 m):     Marco PANTANI Chioula (1450 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Port d’Envalira (2408 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Port d’Envalira (2408 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Portet d’Aspet (1069 m):     Laurent BROCHARD Soulor (1474 m):     Laurent BROCHARD Tourmalet (2115 m):     Javier PASCUAL RODRIGUEZ Other mountains [6] Ballon d’Alsace (1178 m):     Didier ROUS Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Col du Hundsruck (748 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Côte de Gueberschwihr (559 m):     Laurent JALABERT Croix de Chaubouret (1230 m):     Jan ULLRICH Grand Ballon ou Ballon de Guebwiller (1424 m):     Francesco CASAGRANDE Winners of ascents in 1997 by nations (6):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  FRA   20   68,97%   ITA   4   13,79%   GER   2   6,90%   COL   1   3,45%   BEL   1   3,45%   ESP   1   3,45%  Winners of ascents in 1997 by cyclists (13):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Richard VIRENQUE   9   31,03%   Laurent JALABERT   4   13,79%   Laurent BROCHARD   3   10,34%   Marco PANTANI   3   10,34%   Jan ULLRICH   2   6,90%   Stéphane HEULOT   1   3,45%   Frank VANDENBROUCKE   1   3,45%   Javier PASCUAL RODRIGUEZ   1   3,45%   Didier ROUS   1   3,45%   Pascal HERVE   1   3,45%   Francesco CASAGRANDE   1   3,45%   José Jaime GONZALES   1   3,45%   Jean-Philippe DOJWA   1   3,45%  Video highlights No video available
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