Tour de France 1997

Tour de France 1997 — Jan Ullrich wins overall after 21 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Jan Ullrich

Batik-Del Monte

21

Stages

3,950

Total km

41.1

Avg km/h

54,222

Total Elev. m

3

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

11

Flat

52%

5

Mountain

24%

2

Hilly

10%

3

Time Trial

14%

Stage winners and teams — Erik Zabel takes 3 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM100h 30' 35''
02
FESTINA Watches100h 39' 44''
03
MERCATONE-UNO00h 23' 12''
04
BANESTO00h 25' 04''
05
KELME-COSTA BLANCA-EUROSPORT00h 29' 41''
06
SAECO-ESTRO00h 31' 56''
07
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM00h 35' 43''
08
BANESTO00h 40' 26''
09
FESTINA Watches00h 41' 04''
10
MERCATONE-UNO00h 41' 35''
11
MERCATONE-UNO00h 44' 50''
12
MAPEI-GB00h 45' 01''
13
RABOBANK00h 54' 48''
14
BANESTO00h 58' 43''
15
U.S POSTAL SERVICE01h 07' 44''
16
RABOBANK01h 09' 42''
17
COFIDIS01h 10' 19''
18
MAPEI-GB01h 10' 39''
19
FESTINA Watches01h 11' 57''
20
LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX01h 15' 22''
21
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM01h 18' 11''
22
KELME-COSTA BLANCA-EUROSPORT01h 22' 57''
23
TVM01h 26' 53''
24
MERCATONE-UNO01h 30' 05''
25
LOTTO-MOBISTAR-ISOGLASS01h 34' 07''
26
CASINO "C'est votre équipe"01h 34' 57''
27
BANESTO01h 38' 27''
28
BIG.MAT-AUBER 9301h 38' 44''
29
BANESTO01h 44' 20''
30
CASINO "C'est votre équipe"01h 46' 32''

Stage winners (15 riders)

Erik Zabel

3 stages

Stages 3, 7, 8

Mario Cipollini

2 stages

Stages 1, 2

Nicola Minali

2 stages

Stages 4, 21

Jan Ullrich

2 stages

Stages 10, 12

Marco Pantani

2 stages

Stages 13, 15

Cédric Vasseur

1 stage

Stages 5

Jeroen Blijlevens

1 stage

Stages 6

Laurent Brochard

1 stage

Stages 9

Laurent Desbiens

1 stage

Stages 11

Richard Virenque

1 stage

Stages 14

Christophe Mengin

1 stage

Stages 16

Neil Stephens

1 stage

Stages 17

Didier Rous

1 stage

Stages 18

Mario Traversoni

1 stage

Stages 19

Abraham Olano

1 stage

Stages 20

Teams at the 1997 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM9#1
FESTINA Watches9#2
MERCATONE-UNO8#3
BANESTO8#4
KELME-COSTA BLANCA-EUROSPORT7#5
SAECO-ESTRO5#6
MAPEI-GB6#12
RABOBANK7#13
U.S POSTAL SERVICE9#15
COFIDIS7#17
LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX7#20
TVM8#23
LOTTO-MOBISTAR-ISOGLASS3#25
CASINO "C'est votre équipe"7#26
BIG.MAT-AUBER 934#28
GAN7#32
ONCE6#43
Team POLTI7#53
BATIK-DEL MONTE5#65
ROSLOTTO-ZG MOBILI3#72
LA MUTUELLE DE SEINE ET MARNE2#83
MG.TECHNOGYM5#110

Stage profiles in the 1997 edition

11

Flat

4

Hills flat finish

3

Mountains uphill finish

2

Mountains flat finish

1

Hills uphill finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 21 stages of the 1997 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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All 21 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 15 JulRouen → Forges-les-Eaux7 kmMario Cipollini128 m52.6 km/h
Stage 26 JulSt Valery-en-Caux → Vire192 kmMario Cipollini2,080 m41.2 km/h
Stage 37 JulVire → Plumelec262 kmErik Zabel2,808 m40.5 km/h
Stage 48 JulPlumelec → Puy-du-Fou224 kmNicola Minali2,568 m45.6 km/h
Stage 59 JulChantonnay → La Châtre223 kmCédric Vasseur1,809 m38.6 km/h
Stage 610 JulLe Blanc → Marennes261 kmJeroen Blijlevens2,212 m41.6 km/h
Stage 711 JulMarennes → Bordeaux218 kmErik Zabel1,443 m36.4 km/h
Stage 812 JulSauternes → Pau194 kmErik Zabel1,616 m46.3 km/h
Stage 913 JulPau → Loudenvielle162 kmLaurent Brochard1,346 m47.8 km/h
Stage 1014 JulLuchon → Andorre182 kmJan Ullrich5,000 m33.6 km/h
Stage 1115 JulAndorre → Perpignan253 kmLaurent Desbiens6,000 m32.5 km/h
Stage 1216 JulSaint-Etienne → Saint-Etienne192 kmJan Ullrich3,000 m37.8 km/h
Stage 1318 JulSaint-Etienne → L'Alpe-d'Huez55 kmMarco Pantani1,380 m43.2 km/h
Stage 1419 JulBourg-d'Oisans → Courchevel204 kmRichard Virenque3,500 m40.3 km/h
Stage 1520 JulCourchevel → Morzine148 kmMarco Pantani5,000 m32.4 km/h
Stage 1621 JulMorzine → Fribourg209 kmChristophe Mengin5,000 m35.0 km/h
Stage 1722 JulFribourg → Colmar181 kmNeil Stephens3,500 m40.2 km/h
Stage 1823 JulColmar → Montbéliard219 kmDidier Rous15 m44.5 km/h
Stage 1924 JulMontbéliard → Dijon176 kmMario Traversoni3,500 m39.8 km/h
Stage 2025 JulDisneyland-Paris → Disneyland-Paris172 kmAbraham Olano1,776 m42.4 km/h
Stage 2126 JulDisneyland-Paris → Paris63 kmNicola Minali541 m49.8 km/h