The 1997 Tour de Langkawi was the second edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 13 February in Kota Kinabalu and ended on 24 February in Langkawi. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.
Italian Luca Scinto won the race, Jens Voigt of Germany second and Alberto Elli third. Scinto also won the points classification and mountains classification of the race. won the team classification of the race.
Stages The cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,538 kilometres. StageDateCourseDistanceStage resultWinnerSecondThird113 FebruaryKota Kinabalu, Sabah Individual time trial214 FebruarySarawak Criterium315 FebruaryJohor to Malacca City416 FebruaryPort Dickson to Sunway Lagoon517 FebruaryBerjaya Times Square to Kuala Lumpur618 FebruaryBukit Kiara to Genting Highlands719 FebruaryBentong to Kuantan820 FebruaryKuantan to Kuala Terengganu 921 FebruaryKuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu1022 FebruaryJeli to Gerik1123 FebruaryKangar to Penang1224 FebruaryLangkawi Criterium
Final standings
General classification
Rider Time1 35h 44' 25"2 + 02' 24"3 + 02' 29"4 + 02' 31"5 + 02' 45"6 + 02' 46"7 + 02' 46"8 + 03' 11"9 + 03' 45"10 + 03' 46"
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