1997 Vuelta a España
The 52nd Vuelta a España, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 6 September to 28 September 1997. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of, and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team.
Route
Final General Classification Standings
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 |  Alex Zülle | ONCE | 91h 15' 55s |
| 2 |  Fernando Escartín | + 5' 07s | |
| 3 | Laurent Dufaux | Festina-Lotus | + 6' 11s |
| 4 |  Enrico Zaina | + 7' 24s | |
| 5 | Roberto Heras | + 8' 04s | |
| 6 | Daniel Clavero | Estepona - Toscaf | + 10' 02s |
| 7 |  Laurent Jalabert | ONCE | + 10' 03s |
| 8 | Marcos Serrano | + 10' 40s | |
| 9 | Gianni Faresin | + 13' 53s | |
| 10 | Yvon Ledanois | + 15' 40s | |
| 11 | Claudio Chiappucci | ||
| 12 | Philippe Bordenave | Casino | |
| 13 | Felix Garcia | Festina-Lotus | |
| 14 | José Ramón Uriarte | Banesto | |
| 15 |  Carlos Alberto Contreras | ||
| 16 | Marco Serpellini | ||
| 17 | Paolo Lanfranchi | ||
| 18 | Juan Carlos Dominguez Dominguez | ||
| 19 | Laurent Brochard | Festina-Lotus | |
| 20 | Rodolfo Massi | Festina-Lotus | |
| 21 | José María Jiménez | Banesto | |
| 22 | Melchor Mauri | ONCE | |
| 23 | Francisque Teyssier | ||
| 24 |  Sergei Ivanov | TVM-Farm Frites | |
| 25 | Fabian Jeker | Festina-Lotus |