1997 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

1997 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Race details
Dates	25 February–1 March 1997
Stages	5
Winning time	20h 42' 44"
Results
Winner  Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) (Kelme–Costa Blanca)   Second  Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA) (Banesto)   Third  Christophe Moreau (FRA) (Festina–Lotus)

The 1997 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 55th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 25 February to 1 March 1997. The race started in Elche and finished in Valencia. The race was won by Juan Carlos Domínguez of the Kelme–Costa Blanca team.^[1][2]

General classification

Final general classification[1][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca 20h 42' 44" 2  Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA) Banesto + 24" 3  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 26" 4  Vítor Gamito (POR) Estepona en Marcha–Cafés Toscaf + 32" 5  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service + 41" 6  Pascal Chanteur (FRA) Casino + 45" 7  Michael Andersson (SWE) TVM–Farm Frites + 46" 8  Didier Rous (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 52" 9  Roberto Petito (ITA) Saeco–Estro + 53" 10  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) Saeco–Estro + 1' 03"

References

1. "55ème Vuelta a Valenciana 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
2. "1997 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". First Cycling. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
3. "Final GC after Stage 5b". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[[Category:March 1997 sports events in Europe|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]