Tour de France 1997

Stage 3 · Erik Zabel

Vire → Plumelec

Stage 3 — Erik Zabel wins Vire → Plumelec (262 km)

Stage facts

Road raceFlat262.0 km7 Jul 1997

Vire → Plumelec

Stage 2 | St Valery-en-Caux - Vire

Stage Winner

Erik Zabel

Yellow Jersey

Mario Cipollini

Avg Speed

40.5 km/h

Elevation

2,808 m

Difficulty

59

Win Type

Large group sprint

Won How

Sprint of large group

Startlist Quality

1,994

Stage at a glance

Stage Winner

Erik Zabel

Race Date

7 Jul 1997

Profile

Flat

Distance

262 km

Avg Speed

40.5 km/h

Jersey classifications after stage 3

Yellow Jersey

Mario Cipollini

Green Jersey

Erik Zabel

Polka-Dot Jersey

Laurent Brochard

White Jersey

Jan Ullrich

Race leadership after stage 3 — Mario Cipollini

Route & distance

Distance

262.0 km

Start

Vire

Finish

Plumelec

Profile

Flat

Date

7 Jul 1997

Pace, climbing & win style

Avg Speed

40.5 km/h

Vert. Climbing

2,808 m

Difficulty Score

59

Startlist Quality

1,994

Win Type

Large group sprint

Stage 3 in the 1997 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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Adjacent stages

1

Rouen → Forges-les-Eaux

7 km

Mario Cipollini
2

St Valery-en-Caux → Vire

192 km

Mario Cipollini
4

Plumelec → Puy-du-Fou

224 km

Nicola Minali
5

Chantonnay → La Châtre

223 km

Cédric Vasseur
6

Le Blanc → Marennes

261 km

Jeroen Blijlevens

Stage navigation

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