1997 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 1997 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 32nd edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 12 March to 19 March 1997. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto.^[2] The race was won by Roberto Petito of the Saeco team.

1997 Tirreno–Adriatico

Race details
Dates	12–19 March 1997
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,032[1] km (641.3 mi)
Winning time	28h 20' 26"
Results
Winner  Roberto Petito (ITA) (Saeco–Estro)   Second  Gianluca Pianegonda (ITA) (Mapei–GB)   Third  Beat Zberg (SUI) (Mercatone Uno)
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Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	12 March	Sorrento	4 km (2.5 mi)		Individual time trial	Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
1	13 March	Sorrento to Venafro	180 km (110 mi)			Endrio Leoni (ITA)
2	14 March	Venafro to Pescasseroli	131 km (81 mi)			Davide Casarotto (ITA)
3	15 March	Pescasseroli to Narni	213 km (132 mi)			Michele Bartoli (ITA)
4	16 March	Circuito delle Marmore (Terni)	117 km (73 mi)			Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)
5	17 March	Ferentillo to Corinaldo	187 km (116 mi)			Andrea Ferrigato (ITA)
6	18 March	Monte Urano to Montegranaro	168 km (104 mi)			Dimitri Konyshev (RUS)
7	19 March	Grottammare to San Benedetto del Tronto	159 km (99 mi)			Mario Traversoni (ITA)

General classification

Final general classification[2][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Roberto Petito (ITA) Saeco–Estro 28h 20' 26" 2  Gianluca Pianegonda (ITA) Mapei–GB + 9" 3  Beat Zberg (SUI) Mercatone Uno + 15" 4  Massimiliano Gentili (ITA) Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast + 26" 5  Davide Casarotto (ITA) Scrigno–Gaerne + 27" 6  Vassili Davidenko (RUS) Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia + 51" 7  Massimo Donati (ITA) Saeco–Estro + 1' 28" 8  Michele Bartoli (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym + 2' 47" 9  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) Saeco–Estro + 3' 03" 10  Rodolfo Massi (ITA) Casino + 3' 06"