List of teams and cyclists in the 1997 Tour de France

198 riders in 22 teams commenced the 1997 Tour de France. 139 riders finished.^[1] The 16 teams with the highest UCI ranking at the start of 1997 were automatically qualified.^[2]

These were:^[3]

2

Wilcards were given to:^[3]^[4]

By team

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

By rider

Legend
*No.*	Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
*Pos.*	Position in the general classification
*DNF*	Denotes a rider who did not finish

No.	Rider	Nationality	Team	Pos.
1	Bjarne Riis	Denmark	Team Telekom	7
2	Rolf Aldag	Germany	Team Telekom	51
3	Udo Bölts	Germany	Team Telekom	21
4	Christian Henn	Germany	Team Telekom	84
5	Jens Heppner	Germany	Team Telekom	60
6	Giovanni Lombardi	Italy	Team Telekom	118
7	Georg Totschnig	Austria	Team Telekom	34
8	Jan Ullrich	Germany	Team Telekom	1
9	Erik Zabel	Germany	Team Telekom	66
11	Richard Virenque	France	Festina–Lotus	2
12	Gianluca Bortolami	Italy	Festina–Lotus	46
13	Laurent Brochard	France	Festina–Lotus	31
14	Laurent Dufaux	Switzerland	Festina–Lotus	9
15	Pascal Hervé	France	Festina–Lotus	36
16	Joona Laukka	Finland	Festina–Lotus	35
17	Christophe Moreau	France	Festina–Lotus	19
18	Didier Rous	France	Festina–Lotus	45
19	Neil Stephens	Australia	Festina–Lotus	54
21	Johan Museeuw	Belgium	Mapei–GB	DNF
22	Oscar Camenzind	Switzerland	Mapei–GB	12
23	Valentino Fois	Italy	Mapei–GB	DNF
24	Zenon Jaskuła	Poland	Mapei–GB	59
25	Daniele Nardello	Italy	Mapei–GB	18
26	Wilfried Peeters	Belgium	Mapei–GB	89
27	Tom Steels	Belgium	Mapei–GB	DNF
28	Andrea Tafi	Italy	Mapei–GB	57
29	Frank Vandenbroucke	Belgium	Mapei–GB	50
31	Laurent Jalabert	France	ONCE	43
32	Íñigo Cuesta	Spain	ONCE	70
33	David Etxebarria	Spain	ONCE	DNF
34	Marcelino García	Spain	ONCE	121
35	Aitor Garmendia	Spain	ONCE	63
36	Francisco Javier Mauleón	Spain	ONCE	85
37	José Roberto Sierra	Spain	ONCE	78
38	Mikel Zarrabeitia	Spain	ONCE	DNF
39	Alex Zülle	Switzerland	ONCE	DNF
41	Michele Bartoli	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	DNF
42	Fabio Baldato	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	DNF
43	Carlo Finco	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	129
44	Fabiano Fontanelli	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	DNF
45	Angelo Lecchi	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	DNF
46	Nicola Loda	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	110
47	Luca Scinto	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	120
48	Gilberto Simoni	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	116
49	Matteo Tosatto	Italy	MG Maglificio–Technogym	132
51	Luc Leblanc	France	Team Polti	DNF
52	Rossano Brasi	Italy	Team Polti	130
53	Iñigo Chaurreau	Spain	Team Polti	92
54	Mirco Crepaldi	Italy	Team Polti	123
55	Gerrit de Vries	Netherlands	Team Polti	125
56	Mirko Gualdi	Italy	Team Polti	DNF
57	Giuseppe Guerini	Italy	Team Polti	53
58	Serguei Outschakov	Ukraine	Team Polti	113
59	Gianluca Valoti	Italy	Team Polti	86
61	Tony Rominger	Switzerland	Cofidis	DNF
62	Frankie Andreu	United States	Cofidis	79
63	Laurent Desbiens	France	Cofidis	127
64	Philippe Gaumont	France	Cofidis	139
65	Nicolas Jalabert	France	Cofidis	135
66	Bobby Julich	United States	Cofidis	17
67	Kevin Livingston	United States	Cofidis	38
68	Christophe Rinero	France	Cofidis	115
69	Cyril Saugrain	France	Cofidis	DNF
71	Mauro Gianetti	Switzerland	Française des Jeux	DNF
72	Frédéric Guesdon	France	Française des Jeux	111
73	Stéphane Heulot	France	Française des Jeux	20
74	Christophe Mengin	France	Française des Jeux	48
75	Damien Nazon	France	Française des Jeux	DNF
76	Andrea Peron	Italy	Française des Jeux	56
77	Davide Rebellin	Italy	Française des Jeux	58
78	Max Sciandri	United Kingdom	Française des Jeux	67
79	Flavio Vanzella	Italy	Française des Jeux	106
81	Alexander Gontchenkov	Ukraine	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	DNF
82	Viatcheslav Djavanian	Russia	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	DNF
83	Marco Fincato	Italy	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	DNF
84	Vitali Kokorin	Russia	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	DNF
85	Pavel Padrnos	Czech Republic	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	DNF
86	Torsten Schmidt	Germany	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	136
87	Daniele Sgnaolin	Italy	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	72
88	Massimo Strazzer	Italy	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	DNF
89	Marco Zen	Italy	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	73
91	Chris Boardman	United Kingdom	GAN	DNF
92	Frédéric Moncassin	France	GAN	114
93	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	GAN	109
94	Eros Poli	Italy	GAN	134
95	Arnaud Prétot	France	GAN	105
96	Gérard Rué	France	GAN	DNF
97	François Simon	France	GAN	32
98	Cédric Vasseur	France	GAN	40
99	Henk Vogels	Australia	GAN	99
101	Maarten den Bakker	Netherlands	TVM–Farm Frites	64
102	Jeroen Blijlevens	Netherlands	TVM–Farm Frites	126
103	Bo Hamburger	Denmark	TVM–Farm Frites	DNF
104	Tristan Hoffman	Netherlands	TVM–Farm Frites	128
105	Servais Knaven	Netherlands	TVM–Farm Frites	107
106	Laurent Roux	France	TVM–Farm Frites	23
107	Jesper Skibby	Denmark	TVM–Farm Frites	82
108	Peter Van Petegem	Belgium	TVM–Farm Frites	102
109	Bart Voskamp	Netherlands	TVM–Farm Frites	98
111	Ivan Gotti	Italy	Saeco	DNF
112	Philipp Buschor	Switzerland	Saeco	137
113	Francesco Casagrande	Italy	Saeco	6
114	Mario Cipollini	Italy	Saeco	DNF
115	Gian Matteo Fagnini	Italy	Saeco	103
116	Paolo Fornaciari	Italy	Saeco	DNF
117	Dario Frigo	Italy	Saeco	DNF
118	Giorgio Furlan	Italy	Saeco	74
119	Massimiliano Lelli	Italy	Saeco	47
121	Peter Luttenberger	Austria	Rabobank	13
122	Michael Boogerd	Netherlands	Rabobank	16
123	Erik Breukink	Netherlands	Rabobank	52
124	Erik Dekker	Netherlands	Rabobank	81
125	Patrick Jonker	Australia	Rabobank	62
126	Robbie McEwen	Australia	Rabobank	117
127	Danny Nelissen	Netherlands	Rabobank	DNF
128	Rolf Sørensen	Denmark	Rabobank	68
129	Léon van Bon	Netherlands	Rabobank	DNF
131	Alberto Elli	Italy	Casino	30
132	Christophe Agnolutto	France	Casino	94
133	Lauri Aus	Estonia	Casino	124
134	Pascal Chanteur	France	Casino	26
135	Fabrice Gougot	France	Casino	42
136	Rolf Järmann	Switzerland	Casino	DNF
137	Artūras Kasputis	Lithuania	Casino	93
138	Jaan Kirsipuu	Estonia	Casino	DNF
139	Marco Saligari	Italy	Casino	95
141	Evgeni Berzin	Russia	Batik-Del Monte	DNF
142	Andrea Brognara	Italy	Batik-Del Monte	DNF
143	Bruno Cenghialta	Italy	Batik-Del Monte	112
144	Luca Colombo	Italy	Batik-Del Monte	DNF
145	Francesco Frattini	Italy	Batik-Del Monte	DNF
146	Nicola Minali	Italy	Batik-Del Monte	122
147	Jon Odriozola	Spain	Batik-Del Monte	65
148	Gianluca Pierobon	Italy	Batik-Del Monte	133
149	Giuseppe Tartaggia	Italy	Batik-Del Monte	97
151	Abraham Olano	Spain	Banesto	4
152	Marino Alonso	Spain	Banesto	61
153	José Luis Arrieta	Spain	Banesto	75
154	Manuel Beltrán	Spain	Banesto	14
155	Santiago Blanco	Spain	Banesto	27
156	Ángel Casero	Spain	Banesto	29
157	José Vicente García	Spain	Banesto	DNF
158	José María Jiménez	Spain	Banesto	8
159	Orlando Rodrigues	Portugal	Banesto	33
161	Laurent Madouas	France	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	25
162	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov	Uzbekistan	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	DNF
163	Peter Farazijn	Belgium	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	39
164	Jo Planckaert	Belgium	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	DNF
165	Benoît Salmon	France	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	DNF
166	Andrei Tchmil	Ukraine	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	DNF
167	Andrey Teteryuk	Kazakhstan	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	DNF
168	Paul Van Hyfte	Belgium	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	90
169	Marc Wauters	Belgium	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	DNF
171	Fernando Escartín	Spain	Kelme–Costa Blanca	5
172	Francisco Benítez	Spain	Kelme–Costa Blanca	71
173	Hernán Buenahora	Colombia	Kelme–Costa Blanca	22
174	Francisco Cabello	Spain	Kelme–Costa Blanca	108
175	Jose De Los Angeles	Spain	Kelme–Costa Blanca	55
176	Arsenio González	Spain	Kelme–Costa Blanca	DNF
177	José Jaime González	Colombia	Kelme–Costa Blanca	DNF
178	Javier Pascual Rodríguez	Spain	Kelme–Costa Blanca	37
179	José Ángel Vidal	Spain	Kelme–Costa Blanca	77
181	Marco Pantani	Italy	Mercatone Uno	3
182	Marco Artunghi	Italy	Mercatone Uno	91
183	Roberto Conti	Italy	Mercatone Uno	10
184	Oscar Pelliccioli	Italy	Mercatone Uno	80
185	Giusvan Piovaccari	Italy	Mercatone Uno	DNF
186	Massimo Podenzana	Italy	Mercatone Uno	24
187	Marcello Siboni	Italy	Mercatone Uno	41
188	Mario Traversoni	Italy	Mercatone Uno	100
189	Beat Zberg	Switzerland	Mercatone Uno	11
191	Viatcheslav Ekimov	Russia	U.S. Postal Service	44
192	Adriano Baffi	Italy	U.S. Postal Service	119
193	Dariusz Baranowski	Poland	U.S. Postal Service	87
194	Pascal Deramé	France	U.S. Postal Service	131
195	Tyler Hamilton	United States	U.S. Postal Service	69
196	George Hincapie	United States	U.S. Postal Service	104
197	Marty Jemison	United States	U.S. Postal Service	96
198	Peter Meinert Nielsen	Denmark	U.S. Postal Service	49
199	Jean-Cyril Robin	France	U.S. Postal Service	15
201	Jean-Philippe Dojwa	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	DNF
202	Jean-François Anti	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	DNF
203	Stéphane Cueff	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	138
204	David Delrieu	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	DNF
205	Gordon Fraser	Canada	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	DNF
206	Claude Lamour	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	DNF
207	Gilles Maignan	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	DNF
208	Laurent Pillon	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	DNF
209	Dominique Rault	France	La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne	83
211	Pascal Lino	France	BigMat–Auber 93	DNF
212	Miguel Arroyo	Mexico	BigMat–Auber 93	76
213	Ludovic Auger	France	BigMat–Auber 93	DNF
214	Thierry Bourguignon	France	BigMat–Auber 93	28
215	Laurent Genty	France	BigMat–Auber 93	101
216	Thierry Gouvenou	France	BigMat–Auber 93	88
217	Pascal Lance	France	BigMat–Auber 93	DNF
218	Anthony Morin	France	BigMat–Auber 93	DNF
219	Gilles Talmant	France	BigMat–Auber 93	DNF

By nationality

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

References

↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

[mdc1997-1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

[selproc-2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

[sel-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

[4] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Grand Tour teams and cyclists
Giro d'Italia	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Tour de France	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Vuelta a España	1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

List of teams and cyclists in the 1997 Tour de France

Contents

By team

By rider

By nationality

References

Navigation menu

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

More

Search

Navigation

Tools