1997 Ronde van Nederland
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These are the results for the 37th edition of the Ronde van Nederland
cycling race, which was held from August 26 to August 30, 1997. The race started in Tilburg
(Noord-Brabant) and finished after 895.7 kilometres in Landgraaf
(Limburg
).
Ronde van Nederland
The Ronde van Nederland is a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the tour was replaced by the Eneco Tour of Benelux....
cycling race, which was held from August 26 to August 30, 1997. The race started in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
(Noord-Brabant) and finished after 895.7 kilometres in Landgraaf
Landgraaf
Landgraaf is a municipality in southeastern Limburg.- Special information :A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in the vicinity of Landgraaf....
(Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
).
26-08-1997: Tilburg-Alkmaar, 199 km
| RANK | 1. | Aki - Safi | 04:53:57 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | TVM - Farm Frites | — | ||
| 3. | Mapei - GB | — |
27-08-1997: Alkmaar-Haarlem, 168 km
| RANK | 1. | Rabobank | 04:04:05 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Rabobank | — | ||
| 3. | Aki - Safi | — |
28-08-1997: Hoogeveen-Denekamp, 91 km
| RANK | 1. | Rabobank | 02:05:31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Banesto | — | ||
| 3. | Rabobank | — |
28-08-1997: Nordhorn-Denekamp (Time Trial), 23 km
| RANK | 1. | Rabobank | 00:27:02 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | US Postal Service | + 0.06 | ||
| 3. | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 0.14 |
29-08-1997: Almelo-Venray, 178 km
| RANK | 1. | Team Deutsche Telekom | 04:43:10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | TVM - Farm Frites | — | ||
| 3. | Aki - Safi | — |
30-08-1997: Venray-Landgraaf, 236 km
| RANK | 1. | Team Deutsche Telekom | 06:01:16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Brescialat - Oyster | — | ||
| 3. | US Postal Service | — |
Final classification
| RANK | 1. | Rabobank | 22:14:52 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | US Postal Service | + 0.15 | ||
| 3. | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 0.23 | ||
| 4. | US Postal Service | + 0.24 | ||
| 5. | Rabobank | + 0.36 | ||
| 6. | Mapei - GB | + 0.40 | ||
| 7. | Banesto | + 0.46 | ||
| 8. | TVM - Farm Frites | + 0.49 | ||
| 9. | TVM - Farm Frites | + 0.55 | ||
| 10. | TVM - Farm Frites | + 1.01 |