The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5–27, 1997. Jan Ullrich's victory margin, of 9' 09" was the largest margin of victory since Laurent Fignon took the Yellow Jersey in the 1984 Tour de France by 10' 32". Ullrich's simultaneous victories in both the General Classification category and the young riders category marked the first time the same rider had won both categories in the same Tour since Laurent Fignon in 1983. Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... Richard Virenque (born November 19, 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a retired French professional bicyclist. ... Marco Pantani (January 13, 1970, Cesena – February 14, 2004, Rimini) was an Italian cyclist widely regarded as being one of the best climbers of all times in professional road bicycle racing. ... Erik Zabel (born July 7, 1970 in Berlin) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. ... Richard Virenque (born November 19, 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a retired French professional bicyclist. ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... Francesco Casagrande is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... Peter Luttenberger was born 13 December 1972 in Austria. ... Michael Boogerd (born May 28 1972, The Hague) is a professional Dutch bicyclist. ... Presentation of the 2006 team in Mallorca. ... Festina is a Spanish watch manufacturer. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best-known cycling race, a three-week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France and, sometimes, neighbouring countries. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... Laurent Fignon (born August 12, 1960 in Paris) is a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France twice in 1983 and 1984, and missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by a very narrow margin. ... Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 The Yellow jersey (French: Maillot jaune pronounced ) is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... At the 1984 Tour de France, the 71st Tour de France, French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. ... The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the best overall time. ... The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, and was won by French rider Laurent Fignon. ...

Teams and riders

189 riders in 21 teams commenced the 1997 Tour de France. taylor won the tour de france

Stages

Stage	Route	Distance	Type	Date	Stage winner	GC leader
P	Rouen	7.3 km	Individual time trial	Saturday, July 5	Chris Boardman	Chris Boardman
1	Rouen – Forges-les-Eaux	192 km		Sunday, July 6	Mario Cipollini	Mario Cipollini
2	Saint-Valery-en-Caux – Vire	262 km		Monday, July 7	Mario Cipollini	Mario Cipollini
3	Vire – Plumelec	224 km		Tuesday, July 8	Erik Zabel	Mario Cipollini
4	Plumelec – Puy du Fou	223 km		Wednesday, July 9	Nicola Minali	Mario Cipollini
5	Chantonnay – La Châtre	261.5 km		Thursday, July 10	Cédric Vasseur	Cédric Vasseur
6	Le Blanc – Marennes	215.5 km		Friday, July 11	Jeroen Blijlevens	Cédric Vasseur
7	Marennes – Bordeaux	194 km		Saturday, July 12	Erik Zabel	Cédric Vasseur
8	Sauternes – Pau	161.5 km		Sunday, July 13	Erik Zabel	Cédric Vasseur
9	Pau – Loudenvielle	182 km	Mountain stage	Monday, July 14	Laurent Brochard	Cédric Vasseur
10	Luchon – Andorra-Arcalis	252.5 km	Mountain stage	Tuesday, July 15	Jan Ullrich	Jan Ullrich
11	Andorra - Perpignan	192 km		Wednesday, July 16	Laurent Desbiens	Jan Ullrich
Rest day				Thursday, July 17
12	Saint-Étienne – Saint-Étienne	55.5 km	Individual time trial	Friday, July 18	Jan Ullrich	Jan Ullrich
13	Saint-Étienne – L'Alpe d'Huez	203.5 km	Mountain stage	Saturday, July 19	Marco Pantani	Jan Ullrich
14	Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Courchevel	148 km	Mountain stage	Sunday, July 20	Richard Virenque	Jan Ullrich
15	Courchevel – Morzine	208.5 km	Mountain stage	Monday, July 21	Marco Pantani	Jan Ullrich
16	Morzine – Fribourg	181 km	Mountain stage	Tuesday, July 22	Christophe Mengin	Jan Ullrich
17	Fribourg – Colmar	218.5 km		Wednesday, July 23	Neil Stephens	Jan Ullrich
18	Colmar – Montbéliard	175.5 km		Thursday, July 24	Didier Rous	Jan Ullrich
19	Montbéliard – Dijon	172 km		Friday, July 25	Mario Traversoni	Jan Ullrich
20	Disneyland Paris – Disneyland Paris	63 km	Individual time trial	Saturday, July 26	Abraham Olano	Jan Ullrich
21	Disneyland Paris – Paris-Champs-Élysées	149.5 km		Sunday, July 27	Nicola Minali	Jan Ullrich

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Results

General classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time
1	Jan Ullrich	Germany	Team Telekom	100h 30' 35"
2	Richard Virenque	France	Festina	9' 09"
3	Marco Pantani	Italy	Mercatone-Uno	14' 03"
4	Abraham Olano	Spain	Banesto	15' 55"
5	Fernando Escartín	Spain	Kelme	20' 32"
6	Francesco Casagrande	Italy	Saeco	22' 47"
7	Bjarne Riis	Denmark	Team Telekom	26' 34"
8	José Maria Jímenez	Spain	Banesto	31' 13"
9	Laurent Dufaux	Switzerland	Festina	31' 55"
10	Roberto Conti	Italy	Mercatone-Uno	32' 26"

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External links

• 1997 Tour de France results

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