1997 Tour of the Basque Country

The 1997 Tour of the Basque Country was the 37th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 7 April to 11 April 1997. The race started in Legazpi and finished at Gatzaga.^[2] The race was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE team.

1997 Tour of the Basque Country

Race details
Dates	7–11 April 1997
Stages	5
Distance	859.5[1] km (534.1 mi)
Winning time	22h 36' 40"
Results
Winner  Alex Zülle (SUI) (ONCE)   Second  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (ONCE)   Third  Marco Pantani (ITA) (Mercatone Uno)
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General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE 22h 36' 40" 2  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE + 32" 3  Marco Pantani (ITA) Mercatone Uno + 44" 4  Marcelino García (ESP) ONCE + 1' 01" 5  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 1' 16" 6  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) ONCE + 1' 24" 7  Luc Leblanc (FRA) Team Polti + 1' 33" 8  Abraham Olano (ESP) Banesto + 1' 33" 9  Gianni Faresin (ITA) Mapei–GB + 1' 35" 10  Pascal Hervé (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 39"

References

1. "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
2. "37ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
3. "1997 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 16 November 2017.