List of teams and cyclists in the 1997 Tour de France
198 riders in 22 teams commenced the 1997 Tour de France.[1] 139 riders finished.[2]
The 16 teams with the highest UCI ranking at the start of 1997 were automatically qualified.[3]
Teams
[edit]Qualified teams
Invited teams
Cyclists
[edit]By starting number
[edit]| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By team
[edit]By nationality
[edit]| Country | No. of riders | In competition | Stage wins |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
5 | 5 | 1 (Neil Stephens) |
 Austria
|
2 | 2 | |
 Belgium
|
9 | 5 | |
 Canada
|
1 | 0 | |
 Colombia
|
2 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic
|
1 | 0 | |
 Denmark
|
5 | 4 | |
 Estonia
|
2 | 1 | |
 Finland
|
1 | 1 | |
 France
|
45 | 29 | 6 (Cédric Vasseur, Laurent Brochard, Laurent Desbiens, Richard Virenque, Christophe Mengin, Didier Rous) |
 Germany
|
7 | 7 | 5 (Erik Zabel x3, Jan Ullrich x2) |
 Great Britain
|
2 | 1 | 1 (Chris Boardman) |
 Italy
|
62 | 53 | 7 (Mario Cipollini x2, Nicola Minali x2 Marco Pantani x2, Mario Traversoni) |
 Kazakhstan
|
1 | 0 | |
 Lithuania
|
1 | 1 | |
 Mexico
|
1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands
|
11 | 9 | 1 (Jeroen Blijlevens) |
 Poland
|
2 | 2 | |
 Portugal
|
1 | 1 | |
 Russia
|
4 | 1 | |
 Spain
|
24 | 20 | 1 (Abraham Olano) |
 Switzerland
|
8 | 4 | |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | |
 United States
|
6 | 6 | |
 Uzbekistan
|
1 | 1 | |
| Total | 198 | 139 | 22 |
References
[edit]- ^ Startt, James (18 June 1997). "News for June 18, 1997: Final Tour Team list". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "84ème Tour de France 1997" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Second Edition News for December 12, 1996, UCI Team Rankings -- Prospects for 1997". Cyclingnews. 12 December 1997. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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