1997 Tour of the Basque Country explained

1997 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:	7–11 April 1997
Stages:	5
Distance:	859.5^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	22h 36' 40"
First:	Alex Zülle
First Nat:	SUI
Second:	Laurent Jalabert
Second Nat:	FRA
Third:	Marco Pantani
Third Nat:	ITA
Previous:	1996
Next:	1998

The 1997 Tour of the Basque Country was the 37th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 7 April to 11 April 1997. The race started in Legazpi and finished at Gatzaga.^[2] The race was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE team.

General classification

Final general classification^[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 32" 3 + 44" 4 + 1' 01" 5 + 1' 16" 6 + 1' 24" 7 + 1' 33" 8 + 1' 33" 9 + 1' 35" 10 + 1' 39"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 16 November 2017.
2. Web site: 37ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1997. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043811/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco1997.php. 18 August 2004.
3. Web site: 1997 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. First Cycling. 16 November 2017.