1997 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1997 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1997 UCI Road World Cup, race 4
Michele Bartoli won the 83rd running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège
(pictured at the 1997 Paris–Tours)
Race details
Dates20 April 1997
Distance262 km (162.8 mi)
Winning time7h 09' 45"
Results
  Winner  Michele Bartoli (ITA) (MG Maglificio–Technogym)
  Second  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (ONCE)
  Third  Gabriele Colombo (ITA) (Batik–Del Monte)

The 83rd running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling classic was held on 20 April 1997. It was the fourth leg of the 1997 UCI Road World Cup, coming between Paris–Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race. Italian Michele Bartoli won the race after distancing his breakaway companion, Frenchman Laurent Jalabert, at one kilometre from the finish in Ans. Gabriele Colombo completed the podium. 112 of 188 riders finished the race.

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