| 1997 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Rolf Sørensen, first Danish winner of the Tour of Flanders | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 6 April 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 256 km (159.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 57' 01" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 81st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 6 April 1997. It was the second leg of the 1997 UCI Road World Cup. Rolf Sørensen won the race, becoming the first Danish winner of the monument classic.[1][2] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1997 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "81st Ronde van Vlaanderen, World Cup round 2". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2015.