1997 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile|
| Dates | March 6 – March 16 |
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| Stages | 10 |
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| Distance | 1,557.8 km (968.0 mi) |
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| Winning time | 37h 55' 47" |
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The 20th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 19 to March 29, 1997.
Stages
| Stage
|
Date
|
Route
|
Km
|
Cyclist
|
Team
|
Time
|
| Prologue
|
06-03-1997
|
La Serena (Coquimbo)
|
4,4
|
 Santiago Botero
|
Kelme
|
4:44
|
| 1.
|
07-03-1997
|
La Serena (Coquimbo) - Ovalle (Coquimbo)
|
151,5
|
 Félix García
|
Festina-Lotus
|
3:43:11
|
| 2.
|
08-03-1997
|
Los Vilos (Coquimbo) - Limache (Valparaiso)
|
179,2
|
 Pascal Hervé
|
Festina-Lotus
|
4:23:53
|
| 3.
|
09-03-1997
|
Limache (Valparaiso) - Santiago (Region Metropolitana)
|
170
|
Laurent Lefèvre
|
Festina-Lotus
|
4:18:00
|
| 4.
|
10-03-1997
|
Santiago - Santiago (Region Metropolitana)
|
198
|
Angel Edo
|
Kelme
|
5:07:00
|
| 5.
|
11-03-1997
|
San Javier (Bio-Bio) - Chillan (Bio-Bio)
|
139
|
 Simone Zucchi
|
Ekono
|
3:27:05
|
| 6.a
|
12-03-1997
|
Pemuco (Bio-Bio) - Yungay (Bio-Bio)
|
19,6 (ITT)
|
 Rubén Pegorín
|
Mendoza
|
25:06
|
| 6.b
|
12-03-1997
|
Pemuco (Bio-Bio) - Concepcion (Bio-Bio)
|
129,8
|
Patrice Halgand
|
Festina-Lotus
|
3:01:57
|
| 7.
|
13-03-1997
|
San Pedro (Bio-Bio) - Los Angeles (Bio-Bio)
|
141,5
|
Simone Zucchi
|
Ekono
|
3:04:04
|
| 8.
|
14-03-1997
|
Bulnes (Bio-Bio) - San Javier (Bio-Bio)
|
167,3
|
 Angel Pérez
|
Isla de Maipo
|
4:14:17
|
| 9.
|
15-03-1997
|
Pelarco (Maule) - Rengo ( O'Higgins)
|
176,1
|
 Hernandez Quadri
|
Caloí
|
4:09:51
|
| 10.
|
16-03-1997
|
Santiago - Santiago (Region Metropolitana)
|
81,4
|
Lilian Levreton
|
Festina-Lotus
|
2:48:00
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Final classification
References