1997 Dwars door België

Cycling race

Race details

Dates

26 March 1997

Stages

Distance

203^[1] km (126.1 mi)

Winning time

4h 50' 00"

Results

	Winner	Andrei Tchmil (RUS)
	Second	Ludovic Auger (FRA)
	Third	Hans De Clercq (BEL)

← 1996

1998 →

The 1997 Dwars door België was the 52nd edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 26 March 1997. The race started and finished in Waregem.^[2] The race was won by Andrei Tchmil.

General classification

Final general classification^[3]^[4]^[5]

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Andrei Tchmil (RUS)	4h 50' 00"
2	Ludovic Auger (FRA)	+ 10"
3	Hans De Clercq (BEL)	+ 44"
4	Lars Michaelsen (DEN)	+ 44"
5	Martin Hvastija (SLO)	+ 44"
6	Peter Van Petegem (BEL)	+ 44"
7	Léon van Bon (NED)	+ 44"
8	Jo Planckaert (BEL)	+ 44"
9	Wim Vansevenant (BEL)	+ 1' 23"
10	Geert Van Bondt (BEL)	+ 1' 28"

References

^ "Dwars Door Vlaanderen (HC), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "52ème Dwars door Belgie / A travers la Belgique 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
^ "Dwars door Vlaanderen". WVCycling. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "1997 Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers les Flandres". First Cycling. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "Dwars door Belgie/A Travers la Belgique, Cat 1.2". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 April 2018.