Tour de France 1997
Stage 1 · Mario Cipollini
Rouen → Forges-les-Eaux
Stage 1 — Mario Cipollini wins Rouen → Forges-les-Eaux (7 km)
Stage facts
PrologueFlat7.3 km5 Jul 1997
Rouen → Forges-les-Eaux
Prologue | Rouen - Rouen
Stage Winner
Mario Cipollini
Yellow Jersey
Mario Cipollini
Avg Speed
52.6 km/h
Elevation
128 m
Difficulty
14
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,994
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Mario Cipollini
Race Date
5 Jul 1997
Profile
Flat
Distance
7 km
Avg Speed
52.6 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Mario Cipollini
Green Jersey
Mario Cipollini
Polka-Dot Jersey
Arturas Kasputis
White Jersey
Jan Ullrich
Race leadership after stage 1 — Mario Cipollini
Route & distance
Distance
7.3 km
Start
Rouen
Finish
Forges-les-Eaux
Profile
Flat
Date
5 Jul 1997
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
52.6 km/h
Vert. Climbing
128 m
Difficulty Score
14
Startlist Quality
1,994
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 1 in the 1997 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
St Valery-en-Caux → Vire
192 km
Mario Cipollini
3
Vire → Plumelec
262 km
Erik Zabel
4
Plumelec → Puy-du-Fou
224 km
Nicola Minali