1997_Vuelta_a_Colombia

1997 Vuelta a Colombia
Race details
Dates	April 21 – May 4, 1997
Stages	13
Distance	1,960 km (1,218 mi)
Winning time	50h 14' 34"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Combination
	Team
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1997 Vuelta a Colombia

Cycling race

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.

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Place	Prologue		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	00:14.28	José Castelblanco (COL)	00:14.28
2.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	+0.14	Federico Muñoz (COL)	+0.14
3.	Elder Herrera (COL)	+0.23	Elder Herrera (COL)	+0.23

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	03:49.18	José Castelblanco (COL)	04:03.50
2.	Ángel Camargo (COL)	—	Federico Muñoz (COL)	+0.06
3.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	—	Elder Herrera (COL)	+0.23

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	05:00.30	Santiago Botero (COL)	09:04.55
2.	Santiago Botero (COL)	+0.01	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.13
3.	Elder Herrera (COL)	+0.38	Federico Muñoz (COL)	+0.19

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	03:05.12	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	12:10.37
2.	Carlos Contreras (COL)	+1.24	Santiago Botero (COL)	+0.57
3.	Elkin Barrera (COL)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.10

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	04:53.19	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	17:04.01
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	—	Santiago Botero (COL)	+0.57
3.	Julio César Aguirre (COL)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.10

1997_Vuelta_a_Colombia

1997 Vuelta a Colombia

Stages

1997-04-21: Bucaramanga — Bucaramanga (7.6 km)

1997-04-22: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km)

1997-04-23: Oiba — Duitama (192.7 km)

1997-04-24: Tunja — Zipaquirá (138.3 km)

1997-04-25: Funza — Ibagué (196.2 km)

1997-04-26: Ibagué — Sevilla (185.9 km)

1997-04-27: Cali Circuito Panamericano (105 km)

1997-04-28: Palmira — Pereira (200.4 km)

1997-04-29: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Manizales (35.7 km)

1997-04-30: Manizales — Itagüí (184 km)

1997-05-01: Medellín — Alto Santa Helena (91.2 km)

1997-05-02: Rionegro — Puerto Salgar (197 km)

1997-05-03: La Dorada — Fontibón (179.5 km)

1997-05-04: Circuito Bogotá (100 km)

Jersey progression

Final classification

Teams

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Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Team classification
P	José Castelblanco	José Castelblanco	—	—	—
1	Héctor Palacio	José Castelblanco	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	Hernán Buenahora
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

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	Kelme-Telecom	50:14:34
2.	Jair Bernal (COL)	Todos por Boyacá	+ 1.59
3.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	Kelme-Telecom	+ 2.52
4.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	Kelme-Telecom	+ 3.03
5.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	Kelme-Telecom	+ 3.17
6.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	Caprecom-Zapatos	+ 5.16
7.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	Todos por Boyacá	+ 5.23
8.	Julio César Aguirre (COL)	Kelme-Telecom	+ 5.35
9.	Libardo Niño (COL)	Lotería de Medellín-EPM	+ 8.11
10.	Álvaro Lozano (COL)	San Andresitos de la 38	+ 8.21