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| 2 | 1997 Vuelta a España - Route |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner | GC leader |
| 4 | 1 | 6 September | Lisbon – Estoril | 155 km (96 mi) | - | - | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) |
| 5 | 2 | 7 September | Évora – Vilamoura | 225 km (140 mi) | - | - | Marcel Wüst (GER) | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) |
| 6 | 3 | 8 September | Loulé – Huelva | 173 km (107 mi) | - | - | Marcel Wüst (GER) | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) |
| 7 | 4 | 9 September | Huelva – Jerez de la Frontera | 192 km (119 mi) | - | - | Eleuterio Anguita (ESP) | Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) |
| 8 | 5 | 10 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Málaga | 230 km (143 mi) | - | - | Marcel Wüst (GER) | Lars Michaelsen (DEN) |
| 9 | 6 | 11 September | Málaga – Granada | 147 km (91 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 10 | 7 | 12 September | Guadix – Sierra Nevada | 219 km (136 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Yvon Ledanois (FRA) | Laurent Dufaux (SUI) |
| 11 | 8 | 13 September | Granada – Córdoba | 176 km (109 mi) | - | - | Bart Voskamp (NED) | Laurent Dufaux (SUI) |
| 12 | 9 | 14 September | Córdoba | 35 km (22 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Melchor Mauri (ESP) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 13 | 10 | 15 September | Córdoba – Almendralejo | 224 km (139 mi) | - | - | Mariano Piccoli (ITA) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 14 | 11 | 16 September | Almendralejo – Plasencia | 194 km (121 mi) | - | - | Ján Svorada (CZE) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 15 | 12 | 17 September | León – Alto del Morredero [es] | 147 km (91 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Roberto Heras (ESP) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 16 | 13 | 18 September | Ponferrada – Estación Valgrande-Pajares [es] | 196 km (122 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Pavel Tonkov (RUS) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 17 | 14 | 19 September | Oviedo – Alto del Naranco | 169 km (105 mi) | - | Mountain stage | José Vicente García Acosta (ESP) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 18 | 15 | 20 September | Oviedo – Lagos de Covadonga | 160 km (99 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Pavel Tonkov (RUS) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 19 | 16 | 21 September | Cangas de Onís – Santander | 170 km (106 mi) | - | - | Ján Svorada (CZE) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 20 | 17 | 22 September | Santander – Burgos | 183 km (114 mi) | - | - | Ján Svorada (CZE) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 21 | 18 | 23 September | Burgos – Valladolid | 184 km (114 mi) | - | - | Leon van Bon (NED) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 22 | 19 | 24 September | Valladolid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] | 193 km (120 mi) | - | Mountain stage | José María Jiménez (ESP) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 23 | 20 | 25 September | Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] – Ávila | 199 km (124 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 24 | 21 | 26 September | Alcobendas | 43 km (27 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Alex Zülle (SUI) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 25 | 22 | 27 September | Madrid | 154 km (96 mi) | - | - | Max van Heeswijk (NED) | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 26 | - | 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.