1997 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11

The 1997 Vuelta a España was the 52nd edition of the Grand Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Lisbon on 6 September, and Stage 11 occurred on 16 September with a stage to Plasencia. The race finished in Madrid on 27 September.

Stage 1
6 September 1997 — Lisbon to Estoril, 155.7 km

Stage 2
7 September 1997 — Évora to Vilamoura, 225.3 km

Stage 3
8 September 1997 — Loulé to Huelva, 173.3 km

Stage 4
9 September 1997 — Huelva to Jerez de la Frontera, 192.5 km

Stage 5
10 September 1997 — Jerez de la Frontera to Málaga, 230.8 km

Stage 6
11 September 1997 — Málaga to Granada, 147 km

Stage 7
12 September 1997 — Guadix to Sierra Nevada, 219.2 km

Stage 8
13 September 1997 — Granada to Córdoba, 175.8 km

Stage 9
14 September 1997 — Córdoba to Córdoba, 35 km (ITT)

Stage 10
15 September 1997 — Córdoba to Almendralejo, 224.5 km

Stage 11
16 September 1997 — Almendralejo to Plasencia, 194.5 km