1997 Paris–Nice

The 1997 Paris–Nice was the 55th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 1997. The race started in Neuilly-sur-Seine and finished in Nice. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.

1997 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	9–16 March 1997
Stages	7 Prologue
Distance	1,137.3 km (706.7 mi)
Winning time	28h 56' 06"
Results
Winner Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (ONCE)   Second Laurent Dufaux (SUI) (Festina–Lotus)   Third Santiago Blanco (ESP) (Banesto)

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	9 March	Neuilly-sur-Seine to Paris	7.1 km (4.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
2	10 March	Vendôme to Bourges	162.5 km (101.0 mi)			Tom Steels (BEL)
3	11 March	Bourges to Montluçon	173 km (107 mi)			Tom Steels (BEL)
4	12 March	Montluçon to Clermont-Ferrand	165 km (103 mi)			Pascal Chanteur (FRA)
5	13 March	Cournon-d'Auvergne to Vénissieux	197.5 km (122.7 mi)			Tom Steels (BEL)
6	14 March	Montélimar to Sisteron	182 km (113 mi)			Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
7	15 March	Saint-André-les-Alpes to Antibes	160.5 km (99.7 mi)			Adriano Baffi (ITA)
8a	16 March	Nice to Nice	69.8 km (43.4 mi)			Tom Steels (BEL)
8b		Antibes to Nice	19.9 km (12.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)

General classification

Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE 28h 56' 06" 2 Laurent Dufaux (SUI) Festina–Lotus 1' 00" 3 Santiago Blanco (ESP) Banesto 1' 25" 4 Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service 1' 45" 5 Pascal Chanteur (FRA) Casino 2' 06" 6 Didier Rous (FRA) Festina–Lotus 2' 32" 7 Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) ONCE 2' 39" 8 Johan Museeuw (BEL) Mapei–GB 2' 43" 9 Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina–Lotus 2' 51" 10 Pascal Lino (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 2' 55"

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Paris-Nice, Cat 2.1, France, March 9-16, 1997, Stages 1 to 3". Cycling News.
• "Paris-Nice, Cat 2.1, France, March 9-16, 1997, Stages 4 to Final GC". Cycling News.
• "Paris-Nice, Cat 2.1, France, March 9-16, 1997, Complete Final GC". Cycling News.
• "Three riders out after failing blood tests". Cycling News. 11 March 1997.
• "Updated blood test report". Cycling News. 12 March 1997.
• "Jalabert, ante el 'ser o no ser' en la Paris-Niza" [Jalabert, facing the 'to be or not to be' at Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1997. p. 47.
• "Jalabert, primer lider de la Paris-Niza" [Jalabert, first leader of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1997. p. 52.
• "Jalabert es quatro segundos mas lider" [Jalabert is four seconds plus leader] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1997. p. 36.
• "Tom Steels vuelve a hacer meritos al sprint" [Tom Steels makes merits again in the sprint] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1997. p. 41.
• "Jalabert se gana el respeto" [Jalabert earns respect] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1997. p. 52.
• "Laurent Jalabert se bonifica" [Laurent Jalabert gets a bonus] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1997. p. 36.
• "Sigue el paseo de Jalabert" [Follow Jalabert's walk] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1997. p. 39.
• "Baffi, mas rapido que Johan Museeuw" [Baffi, faster than Johan Museeuw] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1997. p. 51.
• "Jalabert gana su tercera Paris-Niza consecutiva" [Jalabert wins third consecutive Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 1997. p. 51.