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Results 1997
Tour de l'Avenir 1997
France - 4 September 1997 - 13 September 1997
General classification - 13 September 1997
Prologue - Ploudaniel 5,7km - 4 September 1997
| 1 |  David Millar (SCO) | Cofidis | 6:50 |
| 2 |  Rafael Diaz Justo (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | 00:07 |
| 3 | Luis Perez Rodriguez (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | 00:08 |
| 4 | Christophe Bassons (FRA) | Festina - Lotus | 00:11 |
| 5 |  Henk Vogels (AUS) | Gan | 00:12 |
| 6 | David Cañada Garcia (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | |
| 7 | Peter Rogers (AUS) | ZVVZ - Giant - AIS | 00:13 |
| 8 | Nicolas Vogondy (FRA) | La Française des Jeux | |
| 9 | Anthony Morin (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | |
| 10 |  Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (POL) | Cofidis | 00:14 |
Stage 1 - Ploudaniel - Vannes 197km - 5 September 1997
| 1 | Charles Guilbert (FRA) | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 4h54'17" |
| 2 | Erwan Mentheour (FRA) | La Française des Jeux | |
| 3 |  Steven De Jongh (NED) | TVM - Farm Frites | 02:21 |
| 4 | Cyril Bos (FRA) | Gan | 02:23 |
| 5 |  Niki Aebersold (SWI) | Post Swiss Team | 03:32 |
| 6 | Olivier Perraudeau (FRA) | ||
| 7 | Stefan Van Dijk (NED) | ||
| 8 | Damien Nazon (FRA) | La Française des Jeux | |
| 9 |  Martin Müller (GER) | Agro - Adler - Brandenburg | |
| 10 | Henk Vogels (AUS) | Gan |
Stage 2 - Vannes - Cholet 195km - 6 September 1997
| 1 | Steven De Jongh (NED) | TVM - Farm Frites | 4h19'49" |
| 2 |  Jeremy Hunt (GBR) | Banesto | |
| 3 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Agro - Adler - Brandenburg | |
| 4 | Olivier Perraudeau (FRA) | ||
| 5 | Damien Nazon (FRA) | La Française des Jeux | |
| 6 |  Jarno Vanfrachem (BEL) | Vlaanderen 2002 | |
| 7 | Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) | Cofidis | |
| 8 | Stefan Van Dijk (NED) | ||
| 9 |  Peter Wrolich (AUT) | ||
| 10 | Sébastien Hatton (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 |
Stage 3 - Cholet - Poitiers 165,5km - 7 September 1997
| 1 | Jeremy Hunt (GBR) | Banesto | 3h43'01" |
| 2 | Stefan Van Dijk (NED) | ||
| 3 | Jay Sweet (AUS) | ZVVZ - Giant - AIS | |
| 4 | Peter Wrolich (AUT) | ||
| 5 | Niki Aebersold (SWI) | Post Swiss Team | |
| 6 | Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA) | La Française des Jeux | |
| 7 | Mario Aerts (BEL) | Vlaanderen 2002 | |
| 8 | Olivier Perraudeau (FRA) | ||
| 9 | Jarno Vanfrachem (BEL) | Vlaanderen 2002 | |
| 10 |  Seth Pelusi (USA) |
Stage 4 - Prayssas - Agen 28km - 8 September 1997
| 1 | Erwan Mentheour (FRA) | La Française des Jeux | 34'42" |
| 2 | David Millar (SCO) | Cofidis | 00:33 |
| 3 | Rafael Diaz Justo (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | 00:53 |
| 4 | Luis Perez Rodriguez (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | 01:11 |
| 5 | Henk Vogels (AUS) | Gan | 01:13 |
| 6 | Kevin Livingston (USA) | Cofidis | 01:27 |
| 7 | Anthony Morin (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | |
| 8 | David Moncoutie (FRA) | Cofidis | 01:34 |
| 9 | Christophe Bassons (FRA) | Festina - Lotus | 01:36 |
| 10 | Niki Aebersold (SWI) | Post Swiss Team | 01:39 |
Stage 5 - Agen - Montauban 143,5km - 9 September 1997
| 1 | Anthony Morin (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | 3h12'26" |
| 2 | Freddy Ravaleu (FRA) | ||
| 3 | Anthony Langella (FRA) | Gan | |
| 4 | Vincent Templier (FRA) | ||
| 5 | Mickael Pichon (FRA) | ||
| 6 | Glenn D'Hollander (BEL) | Vlaanderen 2002 | |
| 7 | Marc Feipeler (FRA) | ||
| 8 | Steven De Jongh (NED) | TVM - Farm Frites | 00:26 |
| 9 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Agro - Adler - Brandenburg | |
| 10 | Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA) | La Française des Jeux |
Stage 6 - Montauban - Foix 176,5km - 10 September 1997
| 1 | Damien Nazon (FRA) | La Française des Jeux | 3h59'04" |
| 2 | Peter Wrolich (AUT) | ||
| 3 | Henk Vogels (AUS) | Gan | |
| 4 | Jeremy Hunt (GBR) | Banesto | |
| 5 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Agro - Adler - Brandenburg | |
| 6 |  Unai Etxebarria Arana (VEN) | Euskadi | |
| 7 | Mario Aerts (BEL) | Vlaanderen 2002 | |
| 8 | Peter Rogers (AUS) | ZVVZ - Giant - AIS | |
| 9 | Freddy Ravaleu (FRA) | ||
| 10 | Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (POL) | Cofidis |
Stage 7 - Foix -Plateau de Belle 121,5km - 11 September 1997
| 1 |  Joona Laukka (FIN) | Festina - Lotus | 3h41'24" |
| 2 | Kevin Livingston (USA) | Cofidis | 00:22 |
| 3 | Laurent Roux (FRA) | TVM - Farm Frites | |
| 4 | Anthony Morin (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | 01:08 |
| 5 | Lylian Lebreton (FRA) | Festina - Lotus | 01:17 |
| 6 | Luis Perez Rodriguez (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | 01:54 |
| 7 | Alberto Lopez De Munain Ruiz De Gauna (SPA) | Euskadi | 02:06 |
| 8 | Niki Aebersold (SWI) | Post Swiss Team | 02:16 |
| 9 |  Ole Sigurd Simensen (NOR) | 02:19 | |
| 10 | David Moncoutie (FRA) | Cofidis |
Stage 8 - Tarascon sur Ariège - Piau Engaly 206km - 12 September 1997
| 1 | Laurent Roux (FRA) | TVM - Farm Frites | 6h42'01" |
| 2 | Lylian Lebreton (FRA) | Festina - Lotus | 01:00 |
| 3 | Kevin Livingston (USA) | Cofidis | 01:23 |
| 4 | Luis Perez Rodriguez (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | 04:27 |
| 5 | Stéphan Ravaleu (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | 04:51 |
| 6 | Unai Etxebarria Arana (VEN) | Euskadi | 05:51 |
| 7 | Niki Aebersold (SWI) | Post Swiss Team | 05:53 |
| 8 | Anthony Morin (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | |
| 9 | Rafael Diaz Justo (SPA) | O.N.C.E. | 07:54 |
| 10 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Gan | 08:02 |
Stage 9 - Saint Lary Soulan - Auch 99km - 13 September 1997
| 1 | Jeremy Hunt (GBR) | Banesto | 2h07'02" |
| 2 | Carlos Da Cruz (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | |
| 3 | Sébastien Hatton (FRA) | Big Mat - Aubervilliers 93 | |
| 4 | Christophe Bassons (FRA) | Festina - Lotus | |
| 5 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Gan | |
| 6 | Jérôme Delbove (FRA) | ||
| 7 | Matthé Pronk (NED) | ||
| 8 | Seth Pelusi (USA) | ||
| 9 | Martin Müller (GER) | Agro - Adler - Brandenburg | |
| 10 | Peter Wrolich (AUT) |
