1997 Vuelta a España
Route

1997 Vuelta a España

Section Title: Route
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Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner	GC leader

1	6 September	Lisbon – Estoril	155 km (96 mi)	Lars Michaelsen (DEN)	Lars Michaelsen (DEN)

2	7 September	Évora – Vilamoura	225 km (140 mi)	Marcel Wüst (GER)	Lars Michaelsen (DEN)

3	8 September	Loulé – Huelva	173 km (107 mi)	Marcel Wüst (GER)	Lars Michaelsen (DEN)

4	9 September	Huelva – Jerez de la Frontera	192 km (119 mi)	Eleuterio Anguita (ESP)	Fabrizio Guidi (ITA)

5	10 September	Jerez de la Frontera – Málaga	230 km (143 mi)	Marcel Wüst (GER)	Lars Michaelsen (DEN)

6	11 September	Málaga – Granada	147 km (91 mi)	-	Mountain stage	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)

7	12 September	Guadix – Sierra Nevada	219 km (136 mi)	-	Mountain stage	Yvon Ledanois (FRA)	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)

8	13 September	Granada – Córdoba	176 km (109 mi)	Bart Voskamp (NED)	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)

9	14 September	Córdoba	35 km (22 mi)	-	Individual time trial	Melchor Mauri (ESP)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

10	15 September	Córdoba – Almendralejo	224 km (139 mi)	Mariano Piccoli (ITA)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

11	16 September	Almendralejo – Plasencia	194 km (121 mi)	Ján Svorada (CZE)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

12	17 September	León – Alto del Morredero [es]	147 km (91 mi)	-	Mountain stage	Roberto Heras (ESP)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

13	18 September	Ponferrada – Estación Valgrande-Pajares [es]	196 km (122 mi)	-	Mountain stage	Pavel Tonkov (RUS)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

14	19 September	Oviedo – Alto del Naranco	169 km (105 mi)	-	Mountain stage	José Vicente García Acosta (ESP)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

15	20 September	Oviedo – Lagos de Covadonga	160 km (99 mi)	-	Mountain stage	Pavel Tonkov (RUS)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

16	21 September	Cangas de Onís – Santander	170 km (106 mi)	Ján Svorada (CZE)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

17	22 September	Santander – Burgos	183 km (114 mi)	Ján Svorada (CZE)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

18	23 September	Burgos – Valladolid	184 km (114 mi)	Leon van Bon (NED)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

19	24 September	Valladolid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es]	193 km (120 mi)	-	Mountain stage	José María Jiménez (ESP)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

20	25 September	Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] – Ávila	199 km (124 mi)	-	Mountain stage	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

21	26 September	Alcobendas	43 km (27 mi)	-	Individual time trial	Alex Zülle (SUI)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

22	27 September	Madrid	154 km (96 mi)	Max van Heeswijk (NED)	Alex Zülle (SUI)

Total	3,773 km (2,344 mi)

Sentence(s)

Vuelta a España consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,773 km (2,344 mi), and was won by Alex Zülle.

final_sentence: Vuelta a España consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,773 km (2,344 mi), and was won by Alex Zülle.