1997 Paris–Tours Explained

1997 Paris–Tours
Date:5 October 1997
Stages:1
Distance:256[1]
Unit:km
Time:5h 23' 44"
First:Andrei Tchmil
First Nat:UKR
Second:Max Sciandri
Second Nat:GBR
Third:Henk Vogels
Third Nat:AUS
Previous:1996
Next:1998

The 1997 Paris–Tours was the 91st edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 5 October 1997. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Andrei Tchmil of the Lotto team: the average speed of 47.17 km/h earned Tchmil the Ruban Jaune.

General classification

Final general classification[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 1"
3+ 3"
4+ 3"
5+ 3"
6+ 3"
7+ 3"
8+ 3"
9+ 3"
10+ 3"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris-Tours (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 8 December 2017.
  2. Web site: 1998-01-24 . Paris–Tours results . 2023-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/19980124150235/http://www.uci.ch/road/wcroad9.html . 1998-01-24 .
  3. Web site: Paris - Tours, France, World Cup Event 9 . 2023-09-22 . autobus.cyclingnews.com.
  4. Web site: 91ème Paris-Tours 1997. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040321121411/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_paris_tours/tours1997.php. 21 March 2004.
  5. Web site: 1997 Paris - Tours. First Cycling. 8 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Paris - Tours. WVCycling. 8 December 2017.