The 47th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 4, 1997. There were a total of 119 competitors, including six Mexican riders.
Stages 1997-04-21: Bucaramanga — Bucaramanga (7.6 km) PlacePrologueGeneral ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-22: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km) PlaceStage 1General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-23: Oiba — Duitama (192.7 km) PlaceStage 2General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-24: Tunja — Zipaquirá (138.3 km) PlaceStage 3General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-25: Funza — Ibagué (196.2 km) PlaceStage 4General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-26: Ibagué — Sevilla (185.9 km) PlaceStage 5General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-27: Cali Circuito Panamericano (105 km) PlaceStage 6General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-28: Palmira — Pereira (200.4 km) PlaceStage 7General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-29: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Manizales (35.7 km) PlaceStage 8 (Individual Time Trial)General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-04-30: Manizales — Itagüí (184 km) PlaceStage 9General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-05-01: Medellín — Alto Santa Helena (91.2 km) PlaceStage 10General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-05-02: Rionegro — Puerto Salgar (197 km) PlaceStage 11General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-05-03: La Dorada — Fontibón (179.5 km) PlaceStage 12General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
1997-05-04: Circuito Bogotá (100 km) PlaceStage 13General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.
Jersey progression Stage WinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationTeam classification P José Castelblanco José Castelblanco — — — 1 Héctor Palacio Héctor Palacio Julio César Rangel Telecom-Capitel-Kelme 2 Israel Ochoa Santiago Botero Federico Muñoz Raúl Montaña 3 Hernán Buenahora Hernán Buenahora 4 Juan Diego Ramírez 5 Elkin Barrera José Castelblanco unknown unknown 6 Julio Ernesto Bernal 7 Freddy Moncada 8 José Castelblanco 9 Hernán Darío Muñoz 10 Julio César Rangel 11 José Daniel Bernal 12 Gregorio Ladino 13 Leonardo Cardona Héctor Palacio Juan Diego Ramírez
Final classification RANK NAMETEAMTIME1. Kelme-Telecom50:14:342.Todos por Boyacá+ 1.593.Kelme-Telecom+ 2.524.Kelme-Telecom+ 3.035.Kelme-Telecom+ 3.176.Caprecom-Zapatos+ 5.167.Todos por Boyacá+ 5.238.Kelme-Telecom+ 5.359.Lotería de Medellín-EPM+ 8.1110.San Andresitos de la 38+ 8.21
Teams
Todos por Boyacá — Lotería de Boyacá
Telecom Discado Directo Internacional — Kelme
Kelme Costa Blanca
Aguardiente Antioqueño — Lotería de Medellín
Petróleos de Colombia — Energía Pura
Gaseosas Glacial
Caprecom — Zapatos Kioo’s
San Andresitos de la 38 — Cúcuta su Bono
Ciclistas de Jesucristo
Idea — SAM (Orgullo Paisa)
Mixto Telecom — Oriente Antioqueño
Hotel Nuevo Magdalena Cicloases
Mixto Glacial A
Gaseosas Glacial — Tenis Karst Musher México Guanajuato
See also 1997 Clásico RCN
References cyclingnews pedalesybielas via webcitation.org, Archived 2009-10-22