List of teams and cyclists in the 1997 Tour de France
198 riders in 22 teams commenced the 1997 Tour de France.[1] 139 riders finished.[2]
The 16 teams with the highest UCI ranking at the start of 1997 were automatically qualified.[3]
Teams
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Cyclists
By starting number
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By team
By nationality
| Country | No. of riders | In competition | Stage wins |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 5 | 5 | 1 (Neil Stephens) |
 Austria | 2 | 2 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 9 | 5 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 1 | 0 | |
 Colombia | 2 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | |
 Denmark | 5 | 4 | |
 Estonia | 2 | 1 | |
 Finland | 1 | 1 | |
 France | 45 | 29 | 6 (Cédric Vasseur, Laurent Brochard, Laurent Desbiens, Richard Virenque, Christophe Mengin, Didier Rous) |
 Germany | 7 | 7 | 5 (Erik Zabel x3, Jan Ullrich x2) |
 Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 (Chris Boardman) |
 Italy | 62 | 53 | 7 (Mario Cipollini x2, Nicola Minali x2 Marco Pantani x2, Mario Traversoni) |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 11 | 9 | 1 (Jeroen Blijlevens) |
 Poland | 2 | 2 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal | 1 | 1 | |
 Russia | 4 | 1 | |
 Spain | 24 | 20 | 1 (Abraham Olano) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 8 | 4 | |
 Ukraine | 3 | 1 | |
 United States | 6 | 6 | |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 198 | 139 | 22 |
References
- ^ Startt, James (18 June 1997). "News for June 18, 1997: Final Tour Team list". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "84ème Tour de France 1997" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Second Edition News for December 12, 1996, UCI Team Rankings -- Prospects for 1997". Cyclingnews. 12 December 1997. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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