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1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series =

| race_no =

| season_no =

| date = 8–15 June 1997

| stages = 7 + Prologue

| distance = 1186.1{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/DL/dauphine-libere.html|title=Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=9 November 2017}}

| unit = km

| time = 30h 49' 58"

| first = Udo Bölts

| first_nat = GER

| first_team = {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| first_color = yellow-bluebar

| second = Abraham Olano

| second_nat = ESP

| second_team = {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| third = Jean-Cyril Robin

| third_nat = FRA

| third_team = {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| mountains = Udo Bölts

| mountains_nat = GER

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| mountains_color = white dots on red

| previous = 1996

| next = 1998

}}

The 1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 49th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 1997. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Chambéry. The race was won by Udo Bölts of Team Telekom.{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine1997.php|title=49ème Dauphiné Libéré 1997|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=French|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423223153/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine1997.php|archivedate=23 April 2004}}

Teams

Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

  • {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|FES|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|FDJ|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|ONC|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|ALM|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|GAN|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|COF|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|RAB|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|LOT|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|KEL|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|AUB|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|MUT|1997}}
  • {{UCI team code|POS|1997}}

{{div col end}}

Route

class="wikitable"

|+Stage characteristics and winners

Stage

! Date

! Course

! Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! Winner

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | P

| style="text-align:center;" | 8 June

| Grenoble

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|5.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Chris Boardman|GBR}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 9 June

| Grenoble to Villeurbanne

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|167|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Djamolidine Abdoujaparov|UZB}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 10 June

| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or to Le Puy-en-Velay

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|217|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 11 June

| Le Puy-en-Velay to Beaumes-de-Venise

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|214|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Djamolidine Abdoujaparov|UZB}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 12 June

| Bédarrides to Bédarrides

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 13 June

| Cavaillon to Digne-les-Bains

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|169|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Jens Heppner|GER}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 14 June

| Digne-les-Bains to Briançon

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|187|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 15 June

| Briançon to Chambéry

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|182|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Andrey Teteryuk|KAZ}}

Stages

=Prologue=

8 June 1997 – Grenoble, {{convert|5.1|km|1|abbr=on}} (ITT)

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/jun97/lib97.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat 2.1|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/09/MD19970609-053.pdf|title=Olano oculta su forma en la cronometrada de Grenoble|language=Spanish|trans-title=Olano conceals his form in the Grenoble time trial|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=53|date=9 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Chris Boardman|GBR}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5' 50"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Alex Zülle|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 3"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

|}

=Stage 1=

9 June 1997 – Grenoble to Villeurbanne, {{convert|167|km|1|abbr=on}}

Stage 1 result{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/10/MD19970610-033.pdf|title=Abraham Olano impresiona a rivalés y observadores|language=Spanish|trans-title=Abraham Olano impresses rivals and observers|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=33|date=10 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Djamolidine Abdoujaparov|UZB}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|4h 21' 47"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Giovanni Lombardi|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Frédéric Moncassin|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

||

|General classification after Stage 1

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Chris Boardman|GBR}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|4h 27' 37"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Alex Zülle|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 3"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

|}

=Stage 2=

10 June 1997 – Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or to Le Puy-en-Velay, {{convert|217|km|1|abbr=on}}

Stage 2 result{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/11/MD19970611-040.pdf|title=Zülle cae pero no sufre lesiones de consideración|language=Spanish|trans-title=Zülle falls but does not suffer serious injuries|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=40|date=11 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|6h 13' 22"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Pascal Chanteur|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|ALM|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FES|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

||

|General classification after Stage 2

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|10h 35' 02"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Alex Zülle|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 10"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 13"

|}

=Stage 3=

11 June 1997 – Le Puy-en-Velay to Beaumes-de-Venise, {{convert|214|km|1|abbr=on}}

Stage 3 result{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/12/MD19970612-038.pdf|title=Una crono propia del Tour|language=Spanish|trans-title=A chrono of the Tour itself|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=38|date=12 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Djamolidine Abdoujaparov|UZB}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 28' 08"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Giovanni Lombardi|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Damien Nazon|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

||

|General classification after Stage 3

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|16h 03' 08"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Alex Zülle|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 12"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 15"

|}

=Stage 4=

12 June 1997 – Bédarrides to Bédarrides, {{convert|45|km|1|abbr=on}} (ITT)

Stage 4 result{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/13/MD19970613-034.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=34|date=13 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}} {{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/13/MD19970613-035.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=35|date=13 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|53' 02"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 33"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Roland Meier|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|POS|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 26"

||

|General classification after Stage 4

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|16h 56' 10"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 49"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Roland Meier|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|POS|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 49"

|}

=Stage 5=

13 June 1997 – Cavaillon to Digne-les-Bains, {{convert|169|km|1|abbr=on}}

Stage 5 result{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/14/MD19970614-038.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=38|date=14 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Jens Heppner|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|4h 06' 17"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Javier Pascual|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|KEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 50"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Christophe Moreau|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FES|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 14"

||

|General classification after Stage 5

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|21h 03' 41"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 49"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Roland Meier|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|POS|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 49"

|}

=Stage 6=

14 May 1997 – Digne-les-Bains to Briançon, {{convert|187|km|1|abbr=on}}

Stage 6 result{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/15/MD19970615-044.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=44|date=15 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 07' 27"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Udo Bölts|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Jean-Cyril Robin|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 5"

||

|General classification after Stage 6

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|26h 11' 57"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Udo Bölts|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 09"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Michael Boogerd|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|RAB|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 17"

|}

=Stage 7=

15 June 1997 – Briançon to Chambéry, {{convert|182|km|1|abbr=on}}

Stage 7 result{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/16/MD19970616-051.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine Libere|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=51|date=16 June 1997|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Andrey Teteryuk|KAZ}}

| {{UCI team code|LOT|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|4h 36' 09"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Davide Rebellin|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 43"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|François Simon|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.

||

|General classification after Stage 7

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Udo Bölts|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|30h 49' 58"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 13"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Jean-Cyril Robin|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 42"

|}

General classification

Final general classification{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=15&y=1996|title=1996 Critérium du Dauphiné|work=First Cycling|accessdate=9 November 2017}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Udo Bölts|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|TEL|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|30h 49' 58"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 13"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Jean-Cyril Robin|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 42"

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| {{flagathlete|Michael Boogerd|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|RAB|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 00"

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| {{flagathlete|Andrey Teteryuk|KAZ}}

| {{UCI team code|LOT|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 09"

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{flagathlete|François Simon|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|C.A|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 12"

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| {{flagathlete|Christophe Moreau|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FES|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 17"

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 03"

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| {{flagathlete|Mikel Zarrabeitia|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 6' 26"

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| {{flagathlete|Manuel Beltrán|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|1997}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 7' 58"

|}

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/07/MD19970607-039.pdf|title=Olano calienta motores para el Dauphiné Liberé|language=Spanish|trans-title=Olano heats engines for the Dauphiné Liberé|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=39|date=7 June 1997}}
  • {{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/06/08/MD19970608-041.pdf|title=Olano, ante el reto de suceder a Indurain|language=Spanish|trans-title=Olano, facing the challenge of succeeding Indurain|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=41|date=8 June 1997}}

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1997

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