1997 UCI Road World Championships
Cycling championship held in San Sebastián, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1997 UCI Road World Championships took place in San Sebastián, Spain, between October 7 and October 12, 1997. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
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| Venue | San Sebastián, Spain |
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| Date(s) | 7–12 October 1997 |
| Coordinates | 43°19′17″N 1°59′8″W |
| Events | 10 |
In 2002 UCI sued Festina soigneur Willy Voet for defamation over claims in his book Breaking the Chain that the UCI and Hein Verbruggen had allegedly been involved in some sort of coverup of use of Lidocaine and Laurent Brochard.[1][2] In 2004 the UCI won the defamation case,[3] and in 2006 won the appeal.[3]
Events summary
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's events | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Laurent Brochard France | 6h16'48" | Bo Hamburger Denmark | s.t. | Léon van Bon Netherlands | s.t. |
| Men's time trial |
Laurent Jalabert France | 52'01" | Serhiy Honchar Ukraine | 52'04" | Chris Boardman Great Britain | 52'21" |
| Women's events | ||||||
| Women's road race |
Alessandra Cappellotto Italy | 2h44'37" | Elisabeth Tadich Australia | s.t. | Catherine Marsal France | s.t. |
| Women's time trial |
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli France | 39'15" | Sulfija Sabirowa Russia | 39'16" | Judith Arndt Germany | 39'44" |
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race |
Kurt Asle Arvesen Norway | 3h46" | Óscar Freire Spain | s.t. | Gerrit Glomser Austria | s.t. |
| Men's under-23 time trial |
Fabio Malberti Italy | 40'41" | László Bodrogi Hungary | 41'08" | David George South Africa | 41'12" |
| Men's Junior Events | ||||||
| Men's Junior Road Race |
Crescenzo d'Amore Italy | 2h54'49" | Martin Bolt Switzerland | s.t. | Margus Salumets Estonia | s.t. |
| Men's Junior Time Trial |
Torsten Hiekmann Germany | 35'56" | Michael Rogers Australia | 35'57" | Alexei Markov Russia | 36'11" |
| Women's Junior Events | ||||||
| Women's Junior Road Race |
Mirella van Melis Netherlands | 1h50'19" | Nicole Brändli Switzerland | s.t. | Sofie Andersson Sweden | s.t. |
| Women's Junior Time Trial |
Olga Zabelinskaya Russia | 19'56" | Sylvia Hubscher Germany | 20'32" | Maria Mercedes Cagigas Spain | 20'33" |
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