# List of teams and cyclists in the 1997 Vuelta a España

For the 1997 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 198 riders; 125 finished the race.

## By rider

Legend :
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. | Time |
| 1 | Alex Zülle | Switzerland | ONCE | 1 | 91h 15' 55" |
| 2 | Íñigo Cuesta | Spain | ONCE | 60 | + 1h 45' 50" |
| 3 | Herminio Díaz Zabala | Spain | ONCE | 68 | + 1h 59' 50" |
| 4 | Aitor Garmendia | Spain | ONCE | 121 | + 3h 29' 10" |
| 5 | Laurent Jalabert | France | ONCE | 7 | + 10' 03" |
| 6 | Alberto Leanizbarrutia | Spain | ONCE | 37 | + 57' 04" |
| 7 | Francisco Javier Mauleón | Spain | ONCE | 67 | + 1h 59' 49" |
| 8 | Melcior Mauri | Spain | ONCE | 22 | + 35' 42" |
| 9 | Mikel Zarrabeitia | Spain | ONCE | 40 | + 1h 02' 04" |
| 11 | Serhiy Honchar | Ukraine | Aki–Safi | 56 | + 1h 39' 25" |
| 12 | Oscar Dalla Costa | Italy | Aki–Safi | 114 | + 3h 09' 47" |
| 13 | Gianluca Gorini | Italy | Aki–Safi | 66 | + 1h 57' 04" |
| 14 | Endrio Leoni | Italy | Aki–Safi | DNF | — |
| 15 | Nicola Miceli | Italy | Aki–Safi | DNF | — |
| 16 | Luca Pavanello | Italy | Aki–Safi | DNF | — |
| 17 | Marco Zanotti | Italy | Aki–Safi | DNF | — |
| 18 | Mauro Radaelli | Italy | Aki–Safi | 99 | + 2h 52' 25" |
| 19 | Mauro Zanetti | Italy | Aki–Safi | 104 | + 2h 57' 06" |
| 21 | Claudio Chiappucci | Italy | Asics–CGA | 11 | + 16' 22" |
| 22 | Federico Colonna | Italy | Asics–CGA | DNF | — |
| 23 | Diego Ferrari | Italy | Asics–CGA | 101 | + 2h 56' 38" |
| 24 | Andrea Noè | Italy | Asics–CGA | 52 | + 1h 24' 33" |
| 25 | Fabio Roscioli | Italy | Asics–CGA | 107 | + 2h 59' 49" |
| 26 | Samuele Schiavina | Italy | Asics–CGA | 102 | + 2h 57' 01" |
| 27 | Alexandr Shefer | Kazakhstan | Asics–CGA | DNF | — |
| 28 | Filippo Simeoni | Italy | Asics–CGA | 69 | + 2h 03' 23" |
| 29 | Enrico Zaina | Italy | Asics–CGA | 4 | + 7' 24" |
| 31 | Abraham Olano | Spain | Banesto | DNF | — |
| 32 | Marino Alonso | Spain | Banesto | 35 | + 56' 31" |
| 33 | Ángel Casero | Spain | Banesto | DNF | — |
| 34 | Armand de Las Cuevas | France | Banesto | DNF | — |
| 35 | José Vicente García | Spain | Banesto | 62 | + 1h 47' 09" |
| 36 | Prudencio Induráin | Spain | Banesto | 44 | + 1h 04' 17" |
| 37 | José María Jiménez | Spain | Banesto | 21 | + 34' 08" |
| 38 | Aitor Osa | Spain | Banesto | 46 | + 1h 10' 53" |
| 39 | Orlando Rodrigues | Portugal | Banesto | DNF | — |
| 41 | Wladimir Belli | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | DNF | — |
| 42 | Claudio Camin | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | 90 | + 2h 44' 27" |
| 43 | Marco Della Vedova | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | DNF | — |
| 44 | Luca Gelfi | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | 87 | + 2h 35' 29" |
| 45 | Marco Milesi | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | 79 | + 2h 20' 48" |
| 46 | Mariano Piccoli | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | 48 | + 1h 13' 58" |
| 47 | Giancarlo Raimondi | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | DNF | — |
| 48 | Marco Serpellini | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | 16 | + 22' 11" |
| 49 | Roberto Sgambelluri | Italy | Brescialat–Oyster | DNF | — |
| 51 | Massimiliano Gentili | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | 29 | + 46' 09" |
| 52 | Stefano Cembali [it] | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | 125 | + 3h 59' 05" |
| 53 | Stefano Dante [fr] | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | DNF | — |
| 54 | Marco Antonio Di Renzo | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | DNF | — |
| 55 | Andrea Dolci [nl] | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | DNF | — |
| 56 | Martin Hvastija | Slovenia | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | 110 | + 3h 02' 02" |
| 57 | Nicola Ramacciotti | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | 117 | + 3h 14' 34" |
| 58 | Andrea Paluan | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | 100 | + 2h 54' 41" |
| 59 | Maurizio Frizzo | Italy | Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast | 122 | + 3h 31' 35" |
| 61 | Pascal Richard | Switzerland | Casino | 34 | + 55' 34" |
| 62 | Stéphane Barthe | France | Casino | DNF | — |
| 63 | Frédéric Bessy | France | Casino | 70 | + 2h 03' 51" |
| 64 | Philippe Bordenave | France | Casino | 12 | + 18' 21" |
| 65 | Jacky Durand | France | Casino | 116 | + 3h 14' 34" |
| 66 | Fabrice Gougot | France | Casino | DNF | — |
| 67 | Pascal Chanteur | France | Casino | DNF | — |
| 68 | Rodolfo Massi | Italy | Casino | 20 | + 31' 59" |
| 69 | Frédéric Pontier | France | Casino | DNF | — |
| 71 | Tony Rominger | Switzerland | Cofidis | 38 | + 59' 41" |
| 72 | Frankie Andreu | United States | Cofidis | DNF | — |
| 73 | Laurent Desbiens | France | Cofidis | DNF | — |
| 74 | Maurizio Fondriest | Italy | Cofidis | 49 | + 1h 14' 35" |
| 75 | Philippe Gaumont | France | Cofidis | DNF | — |
| 76 | Francis Moreau | France | Cofidis | 91 | + 2h 44' 54" |
| 77 | David Plaza | Spain | Cofidis | 36 | + 56' 35" |
| 78 | Christophe Rinero | France | Cofidis | DNF | — |
| 79 | Bruno Thibout | France | Cofidis | 30 | + 48' 18" |
| 81 | Daniel Clavero | Spain | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | 6 | + 10' 02" |
| 82 | Eleuterio Anguita | Spain | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | DNF | — |
| 83 | Francisco Cerezo | Spain | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | 32 | + 52' 20" |
| 84 | Andrei Zintchenko | Russia | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | 119 | + 3h 18' 33" |
| 85 | Claus Michael Møller | Denmark | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | DNF | — |
| 86 | Victor Moratilla Solera | Spain | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | 74 | + 2h 11' 41" |
| 87 | Serguei Smetanine | Russia | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | DNF | — |
| 88 | José Manuel Uría | Spain | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | 14 | + 19' 42" |
| 89 | Juan Carlos Vicario Barberá [ca] | Spain | Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf | 80 | + 2h 21' 05" |
| 91 | César Solaun | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | DNF | — |
| 92 | Iñaki Ayarzaguena Urkidi | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | 31 | + 48' 34" |
| 93 | Ibon Ajuria | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | 27 | + 41' 24" |
| 94 | David García Marquina | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | 63 | + 1h 49' 21" |
| 95 | Iñigo González de Heredia | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | DNF | — |
| 96 | Álvaro González de Galdeano | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | DNF | — |
| 97 | Igor González de Galdeano | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | 42 | + 1h 03' 01" |
| 98 | Roberto Laiseka | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | 54 | + 1h 29' 19" |
| 99 | Óscar López Uriarte [es] | Spain | Equipo Euskadi | 50 | + 1h 19' 01" |
| 101 | Chris Boardman | Great Britain | GAN | DNF | — |
| 102 | Emmanuel Hubert [fr] | France | GAN | DNF | — |
| 103 | Yvon Ledanois | France | GAN | 10 | + 15' 40" |
| 104 | Frédéric Moncassin | France | GAN | DNF | — |
| 105 | Eros Poli | Italy | GAN | DNF | — |
| 106 | Gérard Rué | France | GAN | 88 | + 2h 38' 20" |
| 107 | François Simon | France | GAN | DNF | — |
| 108 | Francisque Teyssier | France | GAN | 23 | + 36' 06" |
| 109 | Cédric Vasseur | France | GAN | 45 | + 1h 08' 01" |
| 111 | Fernando Escartín | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 2 | + 5' 07" |
| 112 | Santiago Botero | Colombia | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 98 | + 2h 50' 40" |
| 113 | Juan Carlos Domínguez | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 18 | + 31' 23" |
| 114 | Ángel Edo | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | DNF | — |
| 115 | Arsenio González | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 47 | + 1h 11' 41" |
| 116 | Roberto Heras | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 5 | + 8' 04" |
| 117 | José Rodríguez | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 58 | + 1h 42' 50" |
| 118 | Santos González | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | DNF | — |
| 119 | Marcos-Antonio Serrano | Spain | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 8 | + 10' 40" |
| 121 | Laurent Dufaux | Switzerland | Festina–Lotus | 3 | + 6' 11" |
| 122 | Laurent Brochard | France | Festina–Lotus | 19 | + 31' 51" |
| 123 | Félix García Casas | Spain | Festina–Lotus | 13 | + 18' 47" |
| 124 | Pascal Hervé | France | Festina–Lotus | 43 | + 1h 03' 10" |
| 125 | Fabian Jeker | Switzerland | Festina–Lotus | 25 | + 38' 03" |
| 126 | Valerio Tebaldi | Italy | Festina–Lotus | 85 | + 2h 34' 02" |
| 127 | Didier Rous | France | Festina–Lotus | DNF | — |
| 128 | Neil Stephens | Australia | Festina–Lotus | 55 | + 1h 34' 44" |
| 129 | Marcel Wüst | Germany | Festina–Lotus | 109 | + 3h 01' 01" |
| 131 | Cândido Barbosa | Portugal | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 132 | Joaquim Andrade | Portugal | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 133 | José Azevedo | Portugal | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 134 | Paulo Barroso | Portugal | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 135 | José Luis Sánchez | Spain | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 136 | Paulo Ferreira | Portugal | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 137 | José Francisco Jarque | Spain | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 138 | Joaquim Sampaio [de] | Portugal | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 139 | João Silva | Portugal | Maia-CIN | DNF | — |
| 141 | Pavel Tonkov | Russia | Mapei–GB | DNF | — |
| 142 | Franco Ballerini | Italy | Mapei–GB | 97 | + 2h 50' 29" |
| 143 | Davide Bramati | Italy | Mapei–GB | 105 | + 2h 58' 31" |
| 144 | Gianni Bugno | Italy | Mapei–GB | 95 | + 2h 47' 00" |
| 145 | Gianni Faresin | Italy | Mapei–GB | 9 | + 13' 53" |
| 146 | Paolo Lanfranchi | Italy | Mapei–GB | 17 | + 30' 35" |
| 147 | Daniele Nardello | Italy | Mapei–GB | DNF | — |
| 148 | Ján Svorada | Czech Republic | Mapei–GB | 120 | + 3h 20' 14" |
| 149 | Stefano Zanini | Italy | Mapei–GB | DNF | — |
| 151 | Peter Luttenberger | Austria | Rabobank | DNF | — |
| 152 | Danny Jonasson | Denmark | Rabobank | 112 | + 3h 09' 18" |
| 153 | Patrick Jonker | Australia | Rabobank | 73 | + 2h 06' 45" |
| 154 | Jans Koerts | Netherlands | Rabobank | DNF | — |
| 155 | Koos Moerenhout | Netherlands | Rabobank | 65 | + 1h 53' 01" |
| 156 | Danny Nelissen | Netherlands | Rabobank | 94 | + 2h 46' 45" |
| 157 | Léon van Bon | Netherlands | Rabobank | 77 | + 2h 19' 27" |
| 158 | Max van Heeswijk | Netherlands | Rabobank | 83 | + 2h 25' 42" |
| 159 | Aart Vierhouten | Netherlands | Rabobank | 89 | + 2h 42' 30" |
| 161 | Stefano Colagè | Italy | Refin–Mobilvetta | 53 | + 1h 28' 38" |
| 162 | Elio Aggiano | Italy | Refin–Mobilvetta | 123 | + 3h 34' 13" |
| 163 | Gabriele Balducci | Italy | Refin–Mobilvetta | DNF | — |
| 164 | Mauro Bettin | Italy | Refin–Mobilvetta | 59 | + 1h 43' 05" |
| 165 | Marco Lietti | Italy | Refin–Mobilvetta | 93 | + 2h 46' 15" |
| 166 | Leonardo Piepoli | Italy | Refin–Mobilvetta | 26 | + 40' 12" |
| 167 | Sergei Uslamin | Russia | Refin–Mobilvetta | 86 | + 2h 35' 09" |
| 168 | Cristian Salvato | Italy | Refin–Mobilvetta | 76 | + 2h 16' 20" |
| 169 | Jürgen Werner | Germany | Refin–Mobilvetta | 103 | + 2h 57' 01" |
| 171 | José Castelblanco | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 41 | + 1h 02' 56" |
| 172 | Julio César Aguirre | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 28 | + 43' 01" |
| 173 | Carlos Contreras Caño [es] | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 15 | + 20' 46" |
| 174 | Jairo Hernández | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 51 | + 1h 22' 30" |
| 175 | Carlos Andrés Osorio | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 82 | + 2h 25' 28" |
| 176 | Federico Muñoz | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 39 | + 59' 42" |
| 177 | Héctor Palacio | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | DNF | — |
| 178 | Juan Diego Ramírez | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 75 | + 2h 12' 08" |
| 179 | Efraím Rico | Colombia | Flavia-Telecom | 57 | + 1h 39' 27" |
| 181 | Michael Andersson | Sweden | TVM–Farm Frites | DNF | — |
| 182 | Stéphane Pétilleau | France | TVM–Farm Frites | DNF | — |
| 183 | Servais Knaven | Netherlands | TVM–Farm Frites | DNF | — |
| 184 | Bo Hamburger | Denmark | TVM–Farm Frites | 33 | + 54' 21" |
| 185 | Sergei Ivanov | Russia | TVM–Farm Frites | 24 | + 37' 59" |
| 186 | Lars Michaelsen | Denmark | TVM–Farm Frites | 71 | + 2h 04' 12" |
| 187 | Bart Voskamp | Netherlands | TVM–Farm Frites | 96 | + 2h 47' 56" |
| 188 | Jesper Skibby | Denmark | TVM–Farm Frites | DNF | — |
| 189 | Tristan Hoffman | Netherlands | TVM–Farm Frites | DNF | — |
| 191 | Mario Cipollini | Italy | Saeco–Estro | DNF | — |
| 192 | Giuseppe Calcaterra | Italy | Saeco–Estro | 115 | + 3h 14' 13" |
| 193 | Angelo Canzonieri [it] | Italy | Saeco–Estro | 92 | + 2h 45' 35" |
| 194 | Alessio Di Basco | Italy | Saeco–Estro | 81 | + 2h 21' 13" |
| 195 | Giorgio Furlan | Italy | Saeco–Estro | 78 | + 2h 19' 29" |
| 196 | Eddy Mazzoleni | Italy | Saeco–Estro | DNF | — |
| 197 | Roberto Petito | Italy | Saeco–Estro | DNF | — |
| 198 | Ginés Salmerón | Spain | Saeco–Estro | DNF | — |
| 199 | Mario Scirea | Italy | Saeco–Estro | 113 | + 3h 09' 18" |
| 201 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | 84 | + 2h 29' 10" |
| 202 | Massimo Apollonio | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | 106 | + 2h 59' 38" |
| 203 | Davide Casarotto | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | 108 | + 3h 00' 33" |
| 204 | Biagio Conte | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | 118 | + 3h 15' 40" |
| 205 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | DNF | — |
| 206 | Dario Pieri | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | DNF | — |
| 207 | Mirko Rossato [fr] | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | DNF | — |
| 208 | Amilcare Tronca [nl] | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | 61 | + 1h 45' 56" |
| 209 | Andrea Vatteroni [nl] | Italy | Scrigno–Gaerne | DNF | — |
| 211 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Russia | U.S. Postal Service | 64 | + 1h 49' 39" |
| 212 | Darren Baker [nl] | United States | U.S. Postal Service | 72 | + 2h 06' 38" |
| 213 | Anton Villatoro | Guatemala | U.S. Postal Service | DNF | — |
| 214 | Eddy Gragus | United States | U.S. Postal Service | DNF | — |
| 215 | Remigijus Lupeikis | Lithuania | U.S. Postal Service | 124 | + 3h 40' 53" |
| 216 | Scott Mercier | United States | U.S. Postal Service | DNF | — |
| 217 | Peter Meinert Nielsen | Denmark | U.S. Postal Service | DNF | — |
| 218 | Jean-Cyril Robin | France | U.S. Postal Service | DNF | — |
| 219 | Sven Teutenberg | Germany | U.S. Postal Service | 111 | + 3h 06' 01" |