| Venue | Villach, Austria |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | September 1997 |
| Events | 4 |
The 1997 European Road Championships were held in Villach, Austria, in September 1997 and regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and time trial for under-23 women and under-23 men.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Under-23 Events | |||
| Road race |  Salvatore Commesso |  Sven Montgomery |  Gerrit Glomser |
| Time trial |  Guillaume Auger | Fabio Malberti | Maurizio Caravaggio |
| Women's Under-23 Events | |||
| Road race | Élisabeth Chevanne Brunel |  Tatiana Stiajkina |  Izaskun Bengoa |
| Time trial |  Diana Žiliūtė | Izaskun Bengoa |  Jenny Algelid |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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