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1997 Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen (World Cup)
81st edition: Sunday, April 6, 1997
Podium history of the Tour of Flanders | 1998 edition | 1996 edition
256 km. 189 starters, 94 classified finishers
Ascents: Den Ast, Kattenberg, Leberg, Molenberg, Kluisberg, Knokteberg, Oude Kwaremont, Paterberg, Kortekeer, Taaienberg, Steenberg, Berendries, Tenbosse, Muur van Geraardsbergen, Bosberg
The race: On the Bosberg, with 10 km to go there were ten riders (Johan Museeuw had crashed earlier and was out of contention) in the lead. Out of that group, in the final kilometer Franco Ballerini attacked and was caught. Then Rolf Sørensen made his move, perfectly timed. He had only seven seconds at the finish, but that was enough to give him the biggest win of his career.
Complete results:
- Rolf Sørensen (Rabobank) 5hr 57min 1sec. 43.023 km/hr
- Frédéric Moncassin (GAN) @ 7sec
- Franco Ballerini (Mapei-GB) @ 8sec
- Andrei Tchmil (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Davide Casarotto (Scrigno) @ 20sec
- Claudio Chiappucci (Asics) @ 21sec
- Michele Bartoli (MG-Technogym) @ 27sec
- Jo Planckaert (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Peter Van Petegem (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) s.t.
- Max Schiandri (FDJ) s.t.
- Steffen Wesemann (Telekom) @ 2min 9sec
- Johan Museeuw (Mapei-GB) s.t.
- Leon Van Bon (Rabobank) s.t.
- Henk Vogels (GAN) s.t.
- Bruno Boscardin (Festina) @ 2min 12sec
- Johan Capiot (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 4min 30sec
- Rolf Aldag (Telekom) s.t.
- Fabrizio Guidi (Scrigno) s.t.
- Jurgen Werner (Refin) s.t.
- Cédric Vasseur (GAN) s.t.
- Carlo Bomans (Mapei-GB) s.t.
- George Hincapie (US Postal) s.t.
- Wilfried Peeters (Mapei-GB) s.t.
- Paolo Fornaciari (Saeco) s.t.
- Andrea Tafi (Mapei-GB) s.t.
- Dimitri Konischev (Roslotto) s.t.
- Marc Wauters (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Rolf Jaermann (Casino) s.t.
- Stuart O'Grady (GAN) s.t.
- Paolo Salvodelli (Roslotto) s.t.
- Maarten Den Bakker (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Christophe Mengin (FDJ) s.t.
- Tristan Hoffman (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Erik Dekker (Rabobank) s.t.
- Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 5min 44sec
- Serguei Outchakov (Polti) s.t.
- Giuseppe Calcaterra (Saeco) s.t.
- Arvis Piziks (Rabobank) s.t.
- Carlo Marino Bianchi (Asics) s.t.
- Mario Scirea (Saeco) s.t.
- Frankie Andreu (Cofidis) s.t.
- Peter Farazijn (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Aart Vierhouten (Rabobank) s.t.
- Dario Nicoletti (MG-Technogym) s.t.
- Rossano Brasi (Polti) s.t.
- Jaime Hernandez (Festina) s.t.
- Melchior Mauri (ONCE) s.t.
- Maurizio Molinari (Asics) s.t.
- Andrea Brognara (Batik-Del Monte) s.t.
- François Simon (GAN) s.t.
- Lauri Aus (Casino) s.t.
- Servais Knaven (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Mario Aerts (Vlaanderen 2002) s.t.
- François Lemarchand (GAN) s.t.
- Robbie McEwen (Rabobank) s.t.
- Christophe Capelle (Cofidis) s.t.
- Hans De Clercq (Palmans-Lystex) s.t.
- Geert Verheyen (Vlaanderen2002) s.t.
- Maurizio Fondriest (Cofidis) s.t.
- Peter Meinert-Nielsen (US Postal) s.t.
- Dirk Baldinger (Polti) s.t.
- Frank Corvers (Telekom) s.t.
- Fabio Sacchi (Polti) s.t.
- Nicola Loda (MG-Technogym) s.t.
- Bruno Thibout (Cofidis) s.t.
- Frank Høj (Collstrop-Total) s.t.
- Axel Merckx (Polti) s.t.
- Eros Poli (GAN) s.t.
- Herminio Diaz-Zabala (ONCE) s.t.
- Bruno Cenghialta (Batik-Del Monte) s.t.
- Frédéric Guesdon (FDJ) s.t.
- Ludwig Willems (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Massimo Apollonio (Scrigno) s.t.
- Mario Chiesa (Asics) s.t.
- Marco Lietti (Refin) s.t.
- Alex Zülle (ONCE) s.t.
- Bert Dietz (Telekom) s.t.
- Alexander Gontchenkov (Roslotto) s.t.
- Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) s.t.
- Pavel Padrnos (Roslotto) s.t.
- Hendrik Van Dyck (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Brian Holm (Telekom) s.t.
- Kai Hundertmarck (Telekom) s.t.
- Laurent Desbiens (Cofidis) s.t.
- Tom Desmet (Collstrop-Total) @ 11min 43sec
- Sébastien Medan (Festina) s.t.
- Danny Daelman (Palmans-Lystex) s.t.
- Bart Leysen (Mapei-GB) s.t.
- Chris Peers (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Federico Colonna (Asics) s.t.
- Stéphane Barthe (Casino) s.t.
- Emmanuel Magnien (Festina) @ 14min 18sec
- Kurt Van Lancker (Vlaanderen 2002) s.t.
