1997 Tour of Flanders

1997 Tour of Flanders
Race details
1997 UCI Road World Cup, race 2

Rolf Sørensen, first Danish winner of the Tour of Flanders
Date		6 April 1997
Distance		256 km (159.1 mi)
Winning time		5h 57' 01" (43.023 km/h or 26.733 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Rolf Sørensen (DEN)	(Rabobank)
	Second	Frédéric Moncassin (FRA)	(Gan)
	Third	Franco Ballerini (ITA)	(Mapei-GB)

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

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.

Climbs

There were fifteen categorized climbs:

Den Ast
Kattenberg
Leberg
Molenberg
Kluisberg

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Rolf Sørensen (DEN)	Rabobank	5h 57' 01"
2	Frédéric Moncassin (FRA)	GAN	+ 7"
3	Franco Ballerini (ITA)	Mapei–GB	+ 8"
4	Andrei Tchmil (UKR)	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	s.t.
5	Davide Casarotto (ITA)	Scrigno–Gaerne	+ 20"
6	Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)	ASICS	+ 21"
7	Michele Bartoli (ITA)	MG Maglificio–Technogym	+ 27"
8	Jo Planckaert (BEL)	Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass	s.t.
9	Peter Van Petegem (BEL)	TVM–Farm Frites	s.t.
10	Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)	U.S. Postal Service	s.t.

External link

Recap of the race (Flemish televion)

References

↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1997 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
↑ "81st Ronde van Vlaanderen, World Cup Round 2". Archived from the original on 6 April 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

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