The 1997 Vuelta a España was the 52nd edition of the Grand Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Lisbon on 6 September, and Stage 11 occurred on 16 September with a stage to Plasencia. The race finished in Madrid on 27 September.

Stage 1 6 September 1997 — Lisbon to Estoril,

Stage 1 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 + 8" 5 s.t. 6 + 11" 7 s.t. 8 + 12" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 2 7 September 1997 — Évora to Vilamoura,

Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 6" 3 + 7" 4 s.t. 5 + 10" 6 s.t. 7 + 13" 8 s.t. 9 + 14" 10 s.t.

Stage 3 8 September 1997 — Loulé to Huelva,

Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1" 3 + 7" 4 + 9" 5 s.t. 6 + 11" 7 + 12" 8 + 15" 9 s.t. 10 + 16"

Stage 4 9 September 1997 — Huelva to Jerez de la Frontera,

Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t 3 + 5" 4 + 8" 5 + 11" 6 s.t. 7 + 13" 8 + 14" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 5 10 September 1997 — Jerez de la Frontera to Málaga,

Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 8" 4 + 11" 5 s.t. 6 + 14" 7 + 16" 8 + 17" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 6 11 September 1997 — Málaga to Granada,

Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 + 1' 57" 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 16" 3 + 21" 4 + 26" 5 + 2' 13" 6 + 2' 19" 7 s.t. 8 + 2' 23" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 7 12 September 1997 — Guadix to Sierra Nevada,

Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 42" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 + 47" 7 + 51" 8 s.t. 9 + 1' 00" 10 + 1' 03"General classification after Stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 13" 3 + 14" 4 + 1' 21" 5 + 2' 16" 6 + 2' 24" 7 s.t. 8 + 2' 33" 9 + 2' 36" 10 s.t.

Stage 8 13 September 1997 — Granada to Córdoba,

Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 7" 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 + 13" 10 + 20"General classification after Stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 13" 3 + 14" 4 + 1' 21" 5 + 2' 16" 6 + 2' 24" 7 s.t. 8 + 2' 33" 9 + 2' 36" 10 s.t.

Stage 9 14 September 1997 — Córdoba to Córdoba, (ITT)

Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 21" 3 + 22" 4 + 38" 5 + 49" 6 + 58" 7 8 + 1' 16" 9 s.t. 10 + 1' 17"General classification after Stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 32" 3 + 2' 14" 4 + 2' 40" 5 + 3' 15" 6 + 3' 50" 7 s.t. 8 + 3' 56" 9 + 4' 27" 10 + 5' 33"

Stage 10 15 September 1997 — Córdoba to Almendralejo,

Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 + 25" 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 10 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 32" 3 + 2' 14" 4 + 2' 40" 5 + 3' 15" 6 + 3' 50" 7 s.t. 8 + 3' 56" 9 + 4' 27" 10 + 5' 33"

Stage 11 16 September 1997 — Almendralejo to Plasencia,

Stage 11 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 32" 3 + 2' 14" 4 + 2' 40" 5 + 3' 15" 6 + 3' 50" 7 s.t. 8 + 3' 56" 9 + 5' 33" 10 + 5' 57"

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