1997 UCI Road World Cup

The 1997 UCI Road World Cup was the ninth edition of the UCI Road World Cup. It was won by Italian classics specialist Michele Bartoli of the MG Maglificio–Technogym team.

1997 UCI Road World Cup
Ninth edition of the UCI Road World Cup
Details
Dates22 March – 18 October 1997
LocationEurope
Rounds10
Champions
Individual champion Michele Bartoli (ITA) (MG Maglificio–Technogym)
Teams' championFrançaise des Jeux

Races
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
22 March Milan–San Remo  Italy  Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom Report
6 April Tour of Flanders  Belgium  Rolf Sørensen (DEN) Rabobank Report
13 April Paris–Roubaix  France  Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) Française des Jeux Report
20 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège  Belgium  Michele Bartoli (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym Report
26 April Amstel Gold Race  Netherlands  Bjarne Riis (DEN) Team Telekom Report
9 August Clásica de San Sebastián  Spain  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux Report
17 August Rochester Classic  United Kingdom  Andrea Tafi (ITA) Mapei–GB Report
24 August Grand Prix de Suisse   Switzerland  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux Report
5 October Paris–Tours  France  Andrei Tchmil (UKR) Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass Report
18 October Giro di Lombardia  Italy  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE Report

Final standings

Individual results
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michele Bartoli (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym 280 pts
2  Rolf Sørensen (DEN) Rabobank 275
3  Andrea Tafi (ITA) Mapei–GB 240
4  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux 238
5  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE 214
6  Andrei Tchmil (UKR) Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass 212
7  Maximilian Sciandri (GBR) Française des Jeux 192
8  Beat Zberg (SUI) Mercatone Uno 140
9  Alberto Elli (ITA) Casino 120
10  Gianluca Bortolami (ITA) Festina–Lotus 115

Team classification
Rank Team Points
1Française des Jeux82
2Mapei–GB57
3TVM–Farm Frites47
4Festina–Lotus42
5Rabobank42
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