1997 Vuelta a Colombia

Cycling race

Race details

Dates

April 21 – May 4, 1997

Stages

Distance

1,960 km (1,218 mi)

Winning time

50h 14' 34"

Results


Winner	José Castelblanco (COL)	(Kelme-Telecom)
Second	Jair Bernal (COL)	(Todos por Boyacá)
Third	Héctor Palacio (COL)	(Kelme-Telecom)
Points	Héctor Palacio (COL)	(Kelme-Telecom)
Mountains	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	(Kelme-Telecom)
Combination	Raúl Montaña (COL)	(Caprecom-Zapatos)
Team	Kelme-Telecom

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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)

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

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

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

1997-04-23: Oiba — Duitama (192.7 km)

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

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

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

1997-04-25: Funza — Ibagué (196.2 km)

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

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

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Elkin Barrera (COL)	05:15.15	José Castelblanco (COL)	22:20.14
2.	Jair Bernal (COL)	—	Jair Bernal (COL)	+0.22
3.	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.02	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+2.24

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

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Julio Ernesto Bernal (COL)	02:18.30	José Castelblanco (COL)	24:39.03
2.	Humberto Hernández (COL)	—	Jair Bernal (COL)	+0.22
3.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+0.09	Elkin Barrera (COL)	+1.25

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

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Freddy Moncada (COL)	04:45.12	José Castelblanco (COL)	29:24.30
2.	Jair Bernal (COL)	—	Jair Bernal (COL)	+0.22
3.	Francisco Orozco (COL)	+0.02	Elkin Barrera (COL)	+1.25

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

Place	Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	00:59.20	José Castelblanco (COL)	30:23.47
2.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+0.28	Jair Bernal (COL)	+2.01
3.	Carlos Contreras (COL)	—	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+3.05

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

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	04:45.32	José Castelblanco (COL)	35:09.27
2.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+0.08	Jair Bernal (COL)	+1.59
3.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	—	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+2.59

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

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Julio César Rangel (COL)	02:32.17	José Castelblanco (COL)	37:42.49
2.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.53	Jair Bernal (COL)	+1.59
3.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+1.03	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+2.52

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

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Daniel Bernal (COL)	05:02.04	José Castelblanco (COL)	???????
2.	Misael Orozco (COL)	—	Jair Bernal (COL)	+1.59
3.	Celio Roncancio (COL)	—	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+2.52

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

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gregorio Ladino (COL)	05:23.53	José Castelblanco (COL)	48:11.18
2.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+0.04	Jair Bernal (COL)	+1.59
3.	Libardo Niño (COL)	—	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+2.52

1997-05-04: Circuito Bogotá (100 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Leonardo Cardona (COL)	03:03.15	José Castelblanco (COL)	50:14:34
2.	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	+0.01	Jair Bernal (COL)	+ 1.59
3.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	+0.01	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+ 2.52

Jersey progression

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

Final classification

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