1997 Tour de France

1997 Tour de France
Route of the 1997 Tour de France
Route of the 1997 Tour de France
Race details
Dates5–27 July 1997
Stages21 + Prologue
Distance3,950 km (2,454 mi)
Winning time100h 30' 35"
Results
Winner  Jan Ullrich (GER) (Team Telekom)
  Second  Richard Virenque (FRA) (Festina–Lotus)
  Third  Marco Pantani (ITA) (Mercatone Uno)

Points  Erik Zabel (GER) (Team Telekom)
Mountains  Richard Virenque (FRA) (Festina–Lotus)
  Youth  Jan Ullrich (GER) (Team Telekom)
  Combativity  Richard Virenque (FRA) (Festina–Lotus)
  Team Team Telekom
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The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th edition of the Tour de France and took place from 5 to 27 July. Jan Ullrich's victory margin of 9:09 was the largest margin of victory since Laurent Fignon won the 1984 Tour de France by 10:32.[1] Since 1997 no rider has had this convincing of a win with the closest margin to Ullrich's victory being Vincenzo Nibali winning the 2014 Tour de France with a gap of 7:39. Ullrich's simultaneous victories in both the general classification and the young riders' classification marked the first time the same rider had won both categories in the same Tour since Laurent Fignon in 1983. The points classification was won by Ullrich's teammate Erik Zabel, for the second time, and their team Team Telekom also won the team classification. The mountains classification was won by Richard Virenque for the fourth time.

  1. ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). Guide Historique, Part 6 (PDF) (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.