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.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 12 March Sorrento 4 km (2.5 mi) Individual time trial  Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
1 13 March Sorrento to Venafro 180 km (110 mi)  Endrio Leoni (ITA)
2 14 March Venafro to Pescasseroli 131 km (81 mi)  Davide Casarotto (ITA)
3 15 March Pescasseroli to Narni 213 km (132 mi)  Michele Bartoli (ITA)
4 16 March Circuito delle Marmore (Terni) 117 km (73 mi)  Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)
5 17 March Ferentillo to Corinaldo 187 km (116 mi)  Andrea Ferrigato (ITA)
6 18 March Monte Urano to Montegranaro 168 km (104 mi)  Dimitri Konyshev (RUS)
7 19 March Grottammare to San Benedetto del Tronto 159 km (99 mi)  Mario Traversoni (ITA)


General classification

Final general classification[2][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Roberto Petito (ITA) Saeco–Estro 28h 20' 26"
2  Gianluca Pianegonda (ITA) Mapei–GB + 9"
3  Beat Zberg (SUI) Mercatone Uno + 15"
4  Massimiliano Gentili (ITA) Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast + 26"
5  Davide Casarotto (ITA) Scrigno–Gaerne + 27"
6  Vassili Davidenko (RUS) Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia + 51"
7  Massimo Donati (ITA) Saeco–Estro + 1' 28"
8  Michele Bartoli (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym + 2' 47"
9  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) Saeco–Estro + 3' 03"
10  Rodolfo Massi (ITA) Casino + 3' 06"

References

  1. ^ "Tirreno–Adriatico (Historic), Italy". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "32ème Tirreno-Adriatico 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004.
  3. ^ "The Stages". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "1997 Tirreno - Adriatico". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

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