1997 Vuelta a España
Route

Stage
Date
Course
Distance
Type
Type
Winner
GC leader
1
6 September
Lisbon – Estoril
155 km (96 mi)
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-
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)
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-
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)
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Individual time trial
Melchor Mauri (ESP)
Alex Zülle (SUI)
10
15 September
Córdoba – Almendralejo
224 km (139 mi)
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-
Mariano Piccoli (ITA)
Alex Zülle (SUI)
11
16 September
Almendralejo – Plasencia
194 km (121 mi)
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-
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)
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Mountain stage
Pavel Tonkov (RUS)
Alex Zülle (SUI)
16
21 September
Cangas de Onís – Santander
170 km (106 mi)
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-
Ján Svorada (CZE)
Alex Zülle (SUI)
17
22 September
Santander – Burgos
183 km (114 mi)
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-
Ján Svorada (CZE)
Alex Zülle (SUI)
18
23 September
Burgos – Valladolid
184 km (114 mi)
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-
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)
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Individual time trial
Alex Zülle (SUI)
Alex Zülle (SUI)
22
27 September
Madrid
154 km (96 mi)
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-
Max van Heeswijk (NED)
Alex Zülle (SUI)
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Total
Total
3,773 km (2,344 mi)
3,773 km (2,344 mi)
3,773 km (2,344 mi)
3,773 km (2,344 mi)
3,773 km (2,344 mi)

Question: How many stages was the 1997 Vuelta a España, who won, and how far was the overall race in kilometers and miles?
Answer: Vuelta a España consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,773 km (2,344 mi), and was won by Alex Zülle.