1997 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 1997 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The competition ran from May 23 to August 17, 1997. The World Cup is organised by the UCI.

Results[]

Men[]

Event	Winner	Second	Third
Colombia, Cali — 23–25 May 1997
Keirin	Marty Nothstein (USA)	Frédéric Magné (FRA)	Jean Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)
1 km time trial	Sören Lausberg (GER)	José Antonio Escuredo (ESP)	(FRA)
Individual pursuit	Alexei Markov (RUS)	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Juan Martínez Oliver (ESP)
Team pursuit	Russia Eduard Gritsun Nikolay Kuznetsov Alexei Markov	New Zealand Gary Anderson Brendon Cameron Timothy Carswell Lee Vertongen	Spain Adolfo Alperi Miguel Alzamora Isaac Gálvez
Sprint	Marty Nothstein (USA)	Arnaud Tournant (FRA)	Eyk Pokorny (GER)
Points race	(RUS)	Juan Llaneras (ESP)	Juan Curuchet (ARG)
Team Sprint	Greece Dimitrios Georgalis Lampros Vasilopoulos	Germany Jens Fiedler Sören Lausberg Eyk Pokorny	Australia Sean Eadie Darryn Hill
Madison	Spain Miguel Alzamora Joan Llaneras	Argentina Gabriel Curuchet Juan Curuchet	New Zealand Gary Anderson Glen Thomson
United States, Trexlertown — 29–31 May 1997
Keirin	Darryn Hill (AUS)	Marty Nothstein (USA)	Eyk Pokorny (GER)
1 km time trial	Arnaud Tournant (FRA)	Grzegorz Krejner (POL)	José Antonio Escuredo (ESP)
Individual pursuit	Alexei Markov (RUS)	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Juan Martínez Oliver (ESP)
Team pursuit	Russia Anton Chantyr Eduard Gritsun Nikolay Kuznetsov Alexei Markov	United States Mariano Friedick Adam Laurent Adam Payne Christian Vande Velde	Spain Adolfo Alperi Miguel Alzamora Isaac Gálvez
Sprint	Darryn Hill (AUS)	Marty Nothstein (USA)	Eyk Pokorny (GER)
Points race	Brian Walton (CAN)	Julian Dean (NZL)	Michael Sandstød (DEN)
Team Sprint	Greece Dimitrios Georgalis Lampros Vasilopoulos	France Frédéric Magné Arnaud Tournant	Poland Grzegorz Krejner Marcin Mientki
Madison	Spain Miguel Alzamora Juan Llaneras	Australia Brett Aitken Stephen Pate	Argentina Gabriel Curuchet Juan Curuchet
Italy, Fiorenzuola — 20–22 June 1997
Keirin	Darryn Hill (AUS)
1 km time trial	Stefan Nimke (GER)	Grzegorz Krejner (POL)	Frederic Lancien (FRA)
Individual pursuit	Andrea Collinelli (ITA)	Jens Lehmann (GER)	Robert Karsnicki (POL)
Team pursuit	Ukraine	Germany	Italy
Sprint	Marty Nothstein (USA)	Darryn Hill (AUS)	Jan van Eijden (GER)
Points race	Bruno Risi (SUI)
Team Sprint	Poland	Great Britain	Japan
Madison	Germany Carsten Wolf
Italy, Quartu Sant'Elena — 27–29 June 1997
Keirin	Marty Nothstein (USA)	Aleksandr Kirichenko (RUS)	(UKR)
1 km time trial	Grzegorz Krejner (POL)	Craig MacLean (GBR)	(FRA)
Individual pursuit	Bradley McGee (AUS)	Heiko Szonn (GER)	Alexander Symonenko (UKR)
Team pursuit	Ukraine Alexander Symonenko Sergiy Matveyev Oleksandr Fedenko	Italy Mario Benetton Adler Capelli Andrea Collinelli	Germany
Sprint	Viesturs Berzins (LAT)	Ainārs Ķiksis (LAT)	Marty Nothstein (USA)
Points race	Guido Fulst (GER)	Silvio Martinello (ITA)	Bruno Risi (SUI)
Team Sprint	Poland Grzegorz Krejner Marcin Mientki	Netherlands	Russia
Madison	Switzerland Kurt Betschart Bruno Risi	Italy Silvio Martinello Marco Villa	Netherlands
Greece, Athens — 4–6 July 1997
Keirin	Pavel Buran (CZE)	Ainārs Ķiksis (LAT)	(GER)
1 km time trial	José Antonio Escuredo (ESP)	Grzegorz Krejner (POL)	Dimitrios Georgalis (GRE)
Individual pursuit	Stefan Steinweg (GER)	Philippe Ermenault (FRA)	Michael Sandstød (DEN)
Team pursuit	Great Britain Jonathan Clay Matthew Illingworth Bryan Steel	Denmark Frederik Bertelsen Tayeb Braikia Michael Sandstød Jacob Piil	France Philippe Ermenault Carlos Da Cruz Franck Perque Jérôme Neuville
Points race	Michael Sandstød (DEN)	Bruno Risi (SUI)	Juan Curuchet (ARG)
Sprint	Ainārs Ķiksis (LAT)	(DEN)	Viesturs Berzins (LAT)
Team Sprint	Greece Dimitrios Georgalis Lampros Vasilopoulos	Spain José Antonio Escuredo Salvador Melia José Manuel Moreno Perinan	Great Britain Chris Hoy Craig MacLean Craig Percival
Madison	Denmark Jakob Piil Tayeb Braikia	Italy Silvio Martinello Marco Villa	Great Britain Jonathan Clay Bryan Steel
Australia, Adelaide — 15–17 August 1997
Keirin	Marty Nothstein (USA)	Jean Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)	(UKR)
1 km time trial	(AUS)	Grzegorz Krejner (POL)	Takanobu Jumonji (JPN)
Individual pursuit	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Robert Karsnicki (POL)
Team pursuit	New Zealand	United States	Australia
Points race	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Jakob Piil (DEN)	Glen Thomson (NZL)
Sprint	Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)	Ainārs Ķiksis (LAT)	Sean Eadie (AUS)
Team Sprint	Australia Sean Eadie Anthony Peden	Poland	New Zealand
Madison	Switzerland Kurt Betschart Bruno Risi	Australia A Brett Aitken Stephen Pate	Australia B Stuart O'Grady Baden Cooke

Women[]

Event	Winner	Second	Third
Colombia, Cali — 23–25 May 1997
500 m time trial	Félicia Ballanger (FRA)	(RUS)	Daniela Larreal (VEN)
Individual pursuit	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	(LTU)	Rebecca Twigg (USA)
Sprint	(RUS)	(FRA)	(AUS)
Points race	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	(CUB)	Nathalie Lancien (FRA)
United States, — 29–31 May 1997
500 m	(RUS)	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	(AUS)
Individual pursuit	Rasa Mazeikyte (LTU)	Lucy Tyler-Sharman (AUS)	Rebecca Twigg (USA)
Sprint	(RUS)	Félicia Ballanger (FRA)	(AUS)
Points race	Ina Teutenberg (GER)	Rita Razmaite (LTU)	(BLR)
Italy, Fiorenzuola — 20–22 June 1997
500 m time trial	Félicia Ballanger (FRA)	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	(AUS)
Sprint	(AUS)	Félicia Ballanger (FRA)
Individual pursuit	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	Rasa Mazeikyte (LTU)	Lucy Tyler-Sharman (AUS)
Points race	(MDA)	Natalia Karimova (RUS)	Daniela Larreal (VEN)
Italy, Quartu Sant'Elena — 27–29 June 1997
500 m time trial	(RUS)	Daniela Larreal (VEN)	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)
Sprint	(RUS)	(GER)	Oksana Grichina (RUS)
Individual pursuit	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	Chalijn (MDA)	Yvonne McGregor (GBR)
Points race	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	Natalia Karimova (RUS)	Chalijn (MDA)
Greece, Athens — 4–6 July 1997
500 m time trial	Félicia Ballanger (FRA)	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	(RUS)
Sprint	Félicia Ballanger (FRA)	Oksana Grichina (RUS)	(RUS)
Individual pursuit	Yvonne McGregor (GBR)	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	Judith Arndt (GER)
Points race	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	Judith Arndt (GER)	Michaela Brunngraber (AUT)
Australia, Adelaide — 15–17 August 1997
500 m time trial	Cuihua Jiang (CHN)	Michelle Ferris (AUS)	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)
Sprint	Tanya Dubnicoff (CAN)	Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN)	Jennie Reed (USA)
Individual pursuit	Antonella Bellutti (ITA)	Karen Kurreck (USA)	(AUS)
Points race	Yan Wang (CHN)	Nicole Reinhart (USA)	Alessandra D'Ettorre (ITA)

References[]

• "UCI- Union Cycliste Internationale- Track World Cup- 1997- 1997". Archived from the original on 1997-06-12. Retrieved 2010-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
• Round 1, Cali^{[permanent dead link]}
• Round 2, Trexlertown^{[permanent dead link]}
• Round 3, Fiorenzuola^{[permanent dead link]}
• Round 4, Quatro Sant’Elana^{[permanent dead link]}
• Round 5, Athens^{[permanent dead link]}
• Round 6, Adelaide