1997 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11

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, 155.7 km (96.7 mi) == Stage 2 == 7 September 1997 — Évora to Vilamoura, 225.3 km (140.0 mi) == Stage 3 == 8 September 1997 — Loulé to Huelva, 173.3 km (107.7 mi) == Stage 4 == 9 September 1997 — Huelva to Jerez de la Frontera, 192.5 km (119.6 mi) == Stage 5 == 10 September 1997 — Jerez de la Frontera to Málaga, 230.8 km (143.4 mi) == Stage 6 == 11 September 1997 — Málaga to Granada, 147 km (91 mi) == Stage 7 == 12 September 1997 — Guadix to Sierra Nevada, 219.2 km (136.2 mi) == Stage 8 == 13 September 1997 — Granada to Córdoba, 175.8 km (109.2 mi) == Stage 9 == 14 September 1997 — Córdoba to Córdoba, 35 km (22 mi) (ITT) == Stage 10 == 15 September 1997 — Córdoba to Almendralejo, 224.5 km (139.5 mi) == Stage 11 == 16 September 1997 — Almendralejo to Plasencia, 194.5 km (120.9 mi) == References ==