| 1997 Tour de Langkawi | |
| Date: | 13–24 February 1997 |
| Stages: | 12 |
| Distance: | 1538 |
| Unit: | km |
| First: | Luca Scinto |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Color: | yellow |
| Second: | Jens Voigt |
| Second Nat: | GER |
| Second Team: | ZVVZ-Giant-AIS |
| Third: | Alberto Elli |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Points: | Luca Scinto |
| Points Nat: | ITA |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Luca Scinto |
| Mountains Nat: | ITA |
| Mountains Color: | polkadot |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1997 Tour de Langkawi was the second edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 13 February in Kota Kinabalu and ended on 24 February in Langkawi. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.[1]
Italian Luca Scinto won the race, Jens Voigt of Germany second and Alberto Elli third. Scinto also won the points classification and mountains classification of the race. won the team classification of the race.[2]
The cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,538 kilometres.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Second | Third | |||||
| 1 | 13 February | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Individual time trial | 19.1km (11.9miles) | ||||
| 2 | 14 February | Sarawak Criterium | 52.8km (32.8miles) | ||||
| 3 | 15 February | Johor to Malacca City | 92km (57miles) | ||||
| 4 | 16 February | Port Dickson to Sunway Lagoon | 203.5km (126.4miles) | ||||
| 5 | 17 February | Berjaya Times Square to Kuala Lumpur | 159.1km (98.9miles) | ||||
| 6 | 18 February | Bukit Kiara to Genting Highlands | 71.3km (44.3miles) | ||||
| 7 | 19 February | Bentong to Kuantan | 198km (123miles) | ||||
| 8 | 20 February | Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu | 204.9km (127.3miles) | ||||
| 9 | 21 February | Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu | 164.3km (102.1miles) | ||||
| 10 | 22 February | Jeli to Gerik | 123.2km (76.6miles) | ||||
| 11 | 23 February | Kangar to Penang | 189.4km (117.7miles) | ||||
| 12 | 24 February | Langkawi Criterium | 60.5km (37.6miles) | ||||
| Rider | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35h 44' 25" | ||
| 2 | + 02' 24" | ||
| 3 | + 02' 29" | ||
| 4 | + 02' 31" | ||
| 5 | + 02' 45" | ||
| 6 | + 02' 46" | ||
| 7 | + 02' 46" | ||
| 8 | + 03' 11" | ||
| 9 | + 03' 45" | ||
| 10 | + 03' 46" |