The 1997 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 32nd edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 12 March to 19 March 1997. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto.[2] The race was won by Roberto Petito of the Saeco team.
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| Dates | 12–19 March 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,032[1] km (641.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 28h 20' 26" | ||||||||||||
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Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 12 March | Sorrento | 4 km (2.5 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
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| 1 | 13 March | Sorrento to Venafro | 180 km (110 mi) |  Endrio Leoni (ITA)
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| 2 | 14 March | Venafro to Pescasseroli | 131 km (81 mi) | Davide Casarotto (ITA)
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| 3 | 15 March | Pescasseroli to Narni | 213 km (132 mi) | Michele Bartoli (ITA)
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| 4 | 16 March | Circuito delle Marmore (Terni) | 117 km (73 mi) | Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)
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| 5 | 17 March | Ferentillo to Corinaldo | 187 km (116 mi) | Andrea Ferrigato (ITA)
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| 6 | 18 March | Monte Urano to Montegranaro | 168 km (104 mi) |  Dimitri Konyshev (RUS)
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| 7 | 19 March | Grottammare to San Benedetto del Tronto | 159 km (99 mi) | Mario Traversoni (ITA)
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General classification
editFinal general classification[2][4]
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References
edit- ^ "Tirreno–Adriatico (Historic), Italy". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ a b "32ème Tirreno-Adriatico 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004.
- ^ "The Stages". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "1997 Tirreno - Adriatico". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
Further reading
edit- "Stages 5 to Final GC". Cycling News.