1997 Tour de Romandie

The 1997 Tour de Romandie was the 51st edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 6 May to 11 May 1997. The race started in Kriegstetten and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Pavel Tonkov of the Mapei team.

1997 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates6–11 May 1997
Stages6 + Prologue
Distance760.1[1] km (472.3 mi)
Winning time20h 22' 46"
Results
  Winner  Pavel Tonkov (RUS) (Mapei–GB)
  Second  Chris Boardman (GBR) (GAN)
  Third  Beat Zberg (SUI) (Mercatone Uno)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pavel Tonkov (RUS) Mapei–GB 20h 22' 46"
2  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 45"
3  Beat Zberg (SUI) Mercatone Uno + 1' 04"
4  Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ) Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass + 1' 27"
5  Giuseppe Guerini (ITA) Team Polti + 1' 42"
6  Peter Meinert Nielsen (DEN) U.S. Postal Service + 1' 54"
7  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux + 2' 08"
8  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym + 2' 16"
9  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service + 2' 21"
10  Alexandre Shefer (KAZ) Asics–CGA + 2' 23"

References
  1. "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. "51ème Tour de Romandie 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 August 2004.
  3. "1997 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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