1997 Tour du Haut Var

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1997 Tour du Haut Var
Race details
Dates22 February 1997
Stages1
Distance202 [1]  km (125.5 mi)
Winning time5h 09' 25"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Rodolfo Massi  (ITA)
  SecondFlag of France.svg  Richard Virenque  (FRA)
  ThirdFlag of France.svg  Laurent Jalabert  (FRA)
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The 1997 Tour du Haut Var was the 29th edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 22 February 1997. The race started and finished in Draguignan. [2] The race was won by Rodolfo Massi.

The Tour du Haut Var is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed to a 2.1 event, raced over two days. Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk and France's Arthur Vichot hold the record with three wins.

Draguignan Subprefecture and commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France

Draguignan is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France.

Rodolfo Massi is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He won a stage in 1996 Giro d'Italia and 1998 Tour de France, but was expelled from the 1998 Tour de France after illegal doping was found in his hotel room. In the 1990 Tour de France, Massi was the Lanterne rouge.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3] [4]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Rodolfo Massi  (ITA)5h 09' 25"
2Flag of France.svg  Richard Virenque  (FRA)+ 1' 49"
3Flag of France.svg  Laurent Jalabert  (FRA)+ 1' 49"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Patrick Jonker  (AUS)+ 2' 03"
5Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Zarrabeitia  (ESP)+ 2' 03"
6Flag of France.svg  Emmanuel Magnien  (FRA)+ 2' 58"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Tartaggia  (ITA)+ 2' 58"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Velo  (ITA)+ 2' 58"
9Flag of Mexico.svg  Miguel Arroyo  (MEX)+ 2' 58"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Ramacciotti  (ITA)+ 3' 03"

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References

  1. ↑ "Tour du Haut Var (2.1)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "29ème Tour du Haut-Var 1997". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  3. ↑ "1997 Tour Cycliste International du Haut Var-matin". First Cycling. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tour du Haut Var, Cat 1.2". Cycling News. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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