List of teams and cyclists in the 1997 Giro d'Italia

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The 1997 Giro d'Italia was the 80th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The field consisted of 180 riders, and 110 riders finished the race.

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No.Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro
Pos.Position in the general classification
DNFDenotes a rider who did not finish
No.NameNationalityTeamPos.Ref
1 Pavel Tonkov Flag of Russia.svg Russia Mapei–GB 2 [1]
2 Gianni Bugno Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mapei–GB 75 [1]
3 Giuseppe Di Grande Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mapei–GB 7 [1]
4 Davide Bramati Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mapei–GB 96 [1]
5 Gianni Faresin Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mapei–GB 28 [1]
6 Paolo Lanfranchi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mapei–GB DNF [1]
7 Gabriele Missaglia Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mapei–GB 53 [1]
8 Gianluca Pianegonda Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mapei–GB 101 [1]
9 Ján Svorada Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Mapei–GB DNF [1]
10 Zbigniew Spruch Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Mapei–GB 100 [1]
11 Stefano Faustini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi DNF [1]
12 Michelangelo Cauz  [ fr ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi 109 [1]
13 Leonardo Calzavara  [ fr ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi 35 [1]
14 Oscar Della Costa Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi 90 [1]
15 Endrio Leoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi DNF [1]
16 Mauro Radaelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi DNF [1]
17 Emiliano Murtas Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi DNF [1]
18 Serhiy Honchar Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Aki–Safi 5 [1]
19 Nicola Miceli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi 4 [1]
20 Denis Zanette Flag of Italy.svg Italy Aki–Safi 77 [1]
21 Riccardo Forconi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore 21 [1]
22 Glenn Magnusson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Amore & Vita–ForzArcore 85 [1]
23 Nicolaj Bo Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Amore & Vita–ForzArcore DNF [1]
24 Filippo Meloni Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore DNF [1]
25 Gianpaolo Mondini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore 67 [1]
26 Marco Vergnani  [ ca ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore 55 [1]
27 Sandro Giacomelli  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore 108 [1]
28 Dario Andriotto Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore DNF [1]
29 Michele Laddomada  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore 65 [1]
30 Andrea Patuelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Amore & Vita–ForzArcore 49 [1]
31 Alessandro Baronti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA 70 [1]
32 Enrico Zaina Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA DNF [1]
33 Mario Chiesa Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA 82 [1]
34 Enrico Bonetti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA DNF [1]
35 Filippo Simeoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA DNF [1]
36 Maurizio Molinari Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA 57 [1]
37 Oscar Pozzi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA DNF [1]
38 Alexandr Shefer Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Asics–CGA DNF [1]
39 Fabio Roscioli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA 63 [1]
40 Andrea Noè Flag of Italy.svg Italy Asics–CGA 11 [1]
41 Evgeni Berzin Flag of Russia.svg Russia Batik–Del Monte 20 [1]
42 Ermanno Brignoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte DNF [1]
43 Andrea Brognara Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte DNF [1]
44 Bruno Cenghialta Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte 40 [1]
45 Gabriele Colombo Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte DNF [1]
46 Francesco Frattini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte 71 [1]
47 Armin Meier Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Batik–Del Monte DNF [1]
48 Nicola Minali Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte DNF [1]
49 Alessandro Spezialetti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte DNF [1]
50 Alberto Volpi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Batik–Del Monte 16 [1]
51 Wladimir Belli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster 6 [1]
52 Fabrizio Bontempi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster 102 [1]
53 Daniele Contrini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster DNF [1]
54 Marco Della Vedova Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster 60 [1]
55 Cristiano Frattini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster 86 [1]
56 Marco Milesi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster DNF [1]
57 Mariano Piccoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster 48 [1]
58 Omar Pumar Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Brescialat–Oyster 73 [1]
59 Roberto Sgambelluri Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster 32 [1]
60 Marco Velo Flag of Italy.svg Italy Brescialat–Oyster 30 [1]
61 Paolo Valoti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast DNF [1]
62 Alessandro Pozzi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast 74 [1]
63 Germano Pierdomenico Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast 36 [1]
64 Uwe Peschel Flag of Germany.svg Germany Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast 104 [1]
65 Martin Hvastija Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast 59 [1]
66 Massimiliano Gentili Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast 23 [1]
67 Andrea Dolci  [ nl ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast DNF [1]
68 Lorenzo Di Silvestro Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast DNF [1]
69 Marco Antonio Di Renzo Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast 110 [1]
70 Andrea Paluan Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cantina Tollo–Carrier–Starplast 42 [1]
71 Gianluca Bortolami Flag of Italy.svg Italy Festina–Lotus 34 [1]
72 Bruno Boscardin Flag of Italy.svg Italy Festina–Lotus 66 [1]
73 Félix García Casas Flag of Spain.svg Spain Festina–Lotus 12 [1]
74 Patrice Halgand Flag of France.svg France Festina–Lotus DNF [1]
75 Jaime Hernández Flag of Spain.svg Spain Festina–Lotus 64 [1]
76 Fabian Jeker Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Festina–Lotus 31 [1]
77 Thierry Laurent Flag of France.svg France Festina–Lotus DNF [1]
78 Lylian Lebreton Flag of France.svg France Festina–Lotus 68 [1]
79 Marcel Wüst Flag of Germany.svg Germany Festina–Lotus 105 [1]
80 Valerio Tebaldi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Festina–Lotus 69 [1]
81 Juan Carlos Domínguez Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca DNF [1]
82 Arsenio González Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca 52 [1]
83 Ángel Edo Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca DNF [1]
84 Marcos Serrano Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca 8 [1]
85 Hernán Buenahora Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Kelme–Costa Blanca DNF [1]
86 José Jaime González Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Kelme–Costa Blanca 15 [1]
87 José Luis Rubiera Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca 10 [1]
88 Francisco Cabello Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca 81 [1]
89 José Javier Gómez Gonzalo Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca 22 [1]
90 José Ángel Vidal Flag of Spain.svg Spain Kelme–Costa Blanca 78 [1]
91 Vladimir Poulnikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
92 Celio Roncancio Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
93 Marco Gilli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
94 Álvaro Lozano Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia 50 [1]
95 Vassili Davidenko Flag of Russia.svg Russia Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
96 Simone Biasci Flag of Italy.svg Italy Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
97 Alessandro Calzolari Flag of Italy.svg Italy Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
98 Angelo Citracca  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
99 Roberto Moretti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia DNF [1]
100 Stefano Giraldi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia 95 [1]
101 Marco Pantani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno DNF [1]
102 Massimo Podenzana Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno 17 [1]
103 Oscar Pelliccioli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno 39 [1]
104 Stefano Garzelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno 9 [1]
105 Mario Traversoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno DNF [1]
106 Dario Bottaro Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno 99 [1]
107 Simone Borgheresi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno DNF [1]
108 Roberto Conti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno 18 [1]
109 Sergio Barbero Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno 43 [1]
110 Marcello Siboni Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mercatone Uno 26 [1]
111 Fabio Baldato Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym DNF [1]
112 Stefano Casagranda Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym DNF [1]
113 Paolo Bettini Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym 25 [1]
114 Michele Coppolillo Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym 33 [1]
115 Fabiano Fontanelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym 92 [1]
116 Angelo Lecchi Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym 56 [1]
117 Roberto Pistore Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym DNF [1]
118 Mauro-Antonio Santaromita Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym 107 [1]
119 Nicola Loda Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym 44 [1]
120 Gilberto Simoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy MG Maglificio–Technogym DNF [1]
121 Leonardo Piepoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Refin–Mobilvetta DNF [1]
122 Felice Puttini Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Refin–Mobilvetta 27 [1]
123 Luca Mazzanti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Refin–Mobilvetta 41 [1]
124 Elio Aggiano Flag of Italy.svg Italy Refin–Mobilvetta DNF [1]
125 Gabriele Balducci Flag of Italy.svg Italy Refin–Mobilvetta DNF [1]
126 Sergei Uslamin Flag of Russia.svg Russia Refin–Mobilvetta 51 [1]
127 Tobias Steinhauser Flag of Germany.svg Germany Refin–Mobilvetta DNF [1]
128 Jürgen Werner Flag of Germany.svg Germany Refin–Mobilvetta DNF [1]
129 Marco Lietti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Refin–Mobilvetta DNF [1]
130 Mauro Bettin Flag of Italy.svg Italy Refin–Mobilvetta 88 [1]
131 Andrea Ferrigato Flag of Italy.svg Italy Roslotto–ZG Mobili DNF [1]
132 Marco Fincato Flag of Italy.svg Italy Roslotto–ZG Mobili 46 [1]
133 Piotr Ugrumov Flag of Russia.svg Russia Roslotto–ZG Mobili DNF [1]
134 Dimitri Konyshev Flag of Russia.svg Russia Roslotto–ZG Mobili 37 [1]
135 Viatcheslav Djavanian Flag of Russia.svg Russia Roslotto–ZG Mobili 80 [1]
136 Torsten Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg Germany Roslotto–ZG Mobili 87 [1]
137 Paolo Savoldelli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Roslotto–ZG Mobili 13 [1]
138 Pavel Padrnos Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Roslotto–ZG Mobili 45 [1]
139 Mario Manzoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy Roslotto–ZG Mobili DNF [1]
140 Alexei Sivakov Flag of Russia.svg Russia Roslotto–ZG Mobili 47 [1]
141 Vladislav Bobrik Flag of Russia.svg Russia Ros Mary–Minotti DNF [1]
142 Roberto Caruso Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti 76 [1]
143 Daniele De Paoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti 29 [1]
144 Fausto Dotti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti 54 [1]
145 Alessio Galletti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti DNF [1]
146 Stefano Finesso Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti 58 [1]
147 Michele Poser Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti 61 [1]
148 David Tani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti 84 [1]
149 Maurizio Tomi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti DNF [1]
150 Manuele Scopsi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ros Mary–Minotti DNF [1]
151 Ivan Gotti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro 1 [1]
152 Mario Cipollini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro 89 [1]
153 Giuseppe Calcaterra Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro 103 [1]
154 Massimo Donati Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro 38 [1]
155 Gian Matteo Fagnini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro DNF [1]
156 Paolo Fornaciari Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro 98 [1]
157 Dario Frigo Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro 14 [1]
158 Alexandre Moos Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Saeco–Estro 72 [1]
159 Roberto Petito Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro 24 [1]
160 Mario Scirea Flag of Italy.svg Italy Saeco–Estro DNF [1]
161 Filippo Casagrande Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne DNF [1]
162 Stefano Casagrande  [ nl ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne DNF [1]
163 Francesco Secchiari Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne DNF [1]
164 Alessio Barbagli  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne DNF [1]
165 Massimo Apollonio Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne 83 [1]
166 Andrea Vatteroni  [ nl ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne DNF [1]
167 Cristian Gasperoni Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne DNF [1]
168 Mirko Rossato  [ fr ]Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne DNF [1]
169 Sauro Gallorini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne 97 [1]
170 Paolo Alberati Flag of Italy.svg Italy Scrigno–Gaerne 93 [1]
171 Luc Leblanc Flag of France.svg France Team Polti DNF [1]
172 Axel Merckx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Team Polti 19 [1]
173 Rossano Brasi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Team Polti 91 [1]
174 Enrico Cassani Flag of Italy.svg Italy Team Polti 106 [1]
175 Mirko Celestino Flag of Italy.svg Italy Team Polti DNF [1]
176 Mirko Crepaldi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Team Polti 79 [1]
177 Mirco Gualdi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Team Polti 62 [1]
178 Giuseppe Guerini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Team Polti 3 [1]
179 Serguei Outschakov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Team Polti 94 [1]
180 Fabio Sacchi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Team Polti DNF [1]

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