The 1997 Vuelta a Asturias was the 41st edition of the

Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

road cycling stage race, which was held from 13 May to 18 May 1997. The race started in

Avilés Avilés (; ) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, ...

and finished in

Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

. The race was won by

Manuel Fernández Ginés Manuel Fernández Ginés (born 25 February 1971 in La Zubia) is a retired Spanish cyclist. He was professional from 1993 to 2000 and won the Spanish National Road Race Championships in 1996. Palmarès ;1992 :2nd overall Vuelta a Navarra ;1993 ...

of the team.

General classification

References

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