1997 Tour of Flanders
| 1997 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Rolf Sørensen, first Danish winner of the Tour of Flanders Rolf Sørensen, first Danish winner of the Tour of Flanders | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 6 April 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 256 km (159.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 57' 01" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 81st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 6 April 1997. It was the second leg of the 1997 UCI Road World Cup. Rolf Sørensen won the race, becoming the first Danish winner of the monument classic.[1][2] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).
Race summary
[edit | edit source]Peter Van Petegem made the first significant move on Oude Kwaremont, but couldn't force a viable breakaway. On Taaienberg, 50 km from the finish, French star Laurent Jalabert broke away, followed by Dane Rolf Sørensen. Race favourite and world champion Johan Museeuw crashed at the foot of the Berendries climb and was unable to return to the front of the race. Meanwhile, Jalabert was left behind on the Berendries, as Van Petegem and Italians Ballerini and Casarotto joined Sørensen in the front. On the Muur van Geraardsbergen the four front riders were joined by seven others, including sprint specialist Frédéric Moncassin and Andrei Tchmil. In the last 10 km, Moncassin, Sørensen and Ballerini broke away and pushed on to the finish. Sørensen attacked under the one-kilometer banner and powered on to victory. Moncassin outsprinted Ballerini for second place.[3]
Climbs
[edit | edit source]There were fifteen categorized climbs:
Results
[edit | edit source]| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Rabobank | 5h 57' 01" |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) | GAN | + 7" |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Mapei–GB | + 8" |
| 4 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrei Tchmil (UKR) | Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass | s.t. |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Davide Casarotto (ITA) | Scrigno–Gaerne | + 20" |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | ASICS | + 21" |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Michele Bartoli (ITA) | MG Maglificio–Technogym | + 27" |
| 8 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jo Planckaert (BEL) | Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass | s.t. |
| 9 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Peter Van Petegem (BEL) | TVM–Farm Frites | s.t. |
| 10 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) | U.S. Postal Service | s.t. |
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External links
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