The 47th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 4, 1997. There were a total of 119 competitors, including six Mexican riders.
Stages
1997-04-21: [[Bucaramanga]] — [[Bucaramanga]] (7.6 km)
Place
Prologue
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
José Castelblanco
José Castelblanco
2.
Federico Muñoz
Federico Muñoz
3.
Elder Herrera
Elder Herrera
1997-04-22: [[Bucaramanga]] — [[Barichara]] (148.7 km)
Place
Stage 1
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Héctor Palacio
José Castelblanco
2.
Ángel Camargo
Federico Muñoz
3.
Federico Muñoz
Elder Herrera
1997-04-23: [[Oiba]] — [[Duitama]] (192.7 km)
Place
Stage 2
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Israel Ochoa
Santiago Botero
2.
Santiago Botero
José Castelblanco
3.
Elder Herrera
Federico Muñoz
1997-04-24: [[Tunja]] — [[Zipaquirá]] (138.3 km)
Place
Stage 3
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Hernán Buenahora
Hernán Buenahora
2.
Carlos Contreras
Santiago Botero
3.
Elkin Barrera
José Castelblanco
1997-04-25: [[Funza]] — [[Ibagué]] (196.2 km)
Place
Stage 4
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Juan Diego Ramírez
Hernán Buenahora
2.
Libardo Niño
Santiago Botero
3.
Julio César Aguirre
José Castelblanco
1997-04-26: [[Ibagué]] — [[Sevilla, Colombia|Sevilla]] (185.9 km)
Place
Stage 5
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Elkin Barrera
José Castelblanco
2.
Jair Bernal
Jair Bernal
3.
José Castelblanco
Juan Diego Ramírez
1997-04-27: [[Cali|Cali Circuito Panamericano]] (105 km)
Place
Stage 6
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Julio Ernesto Bernal
José Castelblanco
2.
Humberto Hernández
Jair Bernal
3.
Raúl Montaña
Elkin Barrera
1997-04-28: [[Palmira, Valle del Cauca|Palmira]] — [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] (200.4 km)
Place
Stage 7
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Freddy Moncada
José Castelblanco
2.
Jair Bernal
Jair Bernal
3.
Francisco Orozco
Elkin Barrera
1997-04-29: [[Santa Rosa de Cabal]] — [[Manizales]] (35.7 km)
Place
Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
José Castelblanco
José Castelblanco
2.
Héctor Palacio
Jair Bernal
3.
Carlos Contreras
Héctor Palacio
1997-04-30: [[Manizales]] — [[Itagüí]] (184 km)
Place
Stage 9
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Hernán Darío Muñoz
José Castelblanco
2.
Héctor Palacio
Jair Bernal
3.
Raúl Montaña
Héctor Palacio
1997-05-01: [[Medellín]] — [[Santa Helena del Opón|Alto Santa Helena]] (91.2 km)
Place
Stage 10
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Julio César Rangel
José Castelblanco
2.
Juan Diego Ramírez
Jair Bernal
3.
Héctor Palacio
Héctor Palacio
1997-05-02: [[Rionegro]] — [[Puerto Salgar]] (197 km)
Place
Stage 11
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
José Daniel Bernal
José Castelblanco
2.
Misael Orozco
Jair Bernal
3.
Celio Roncancio
Héctor Palacio
1997-05-03: [[La Dorada, Caldas|La Dorada]] — [[Fontibón]] (179.5 km)
Place
Stage 12
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Gregorio Ladino
José Castelblanco
2.
Raúl Montaña
Jair Bernal
3.
Libardo Niño
Héctor Palacio
1997-05-04: [[Bogotá|Circuito Bogotá]] (100 km)
Place
Stage 13
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Leonardo Cardona
José Castelblanco
2.
Víctor Hugo Peña
Jair Bernal
3.
Federico Muñoz
Héctor Palacio
Jersey progression
Stage
Winner
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Team classification
P
José Castelblanco
José Castelblanco
—
—
—
1
Héctor Palacio
Héctor Palacio
Julio César Rangel
Telecom-Capitel-Kelme
2
Israel Ochoa
Santiago Botero
Federico Muñoz
Raúl Montaña
3
Hernán Buenahora
Hernán Buenahora
4
Juan Diego Ramírez
5
Elkin Barrera
José Castelblanco
unknown
unknown
6
Julio Ernesto Bernal
7
Freddy Moncada
8
José Castelblanco
9
Hernán Darío Muñoz
10
Julio César Rangel
11
José Daniel Bernal
12
Gregorio Ladino
13
Leonardo Cardona
Héctor Palacio
Juan Diego Ramírez
Final classification
RANK
NAME
TEAM
TIME
1.
José Castelblanco
Kelme-Telecom
50:14:34
2.
Jair Bernal
Todos por Boyacá
+ 1.59
3.
Héctor Palacio
Kelme-Telecom
+ 2.52
4.
Juan Diego Ramírez
Kelme-Telecom
+ 3.03
5.
Carlos Alberto Contreras
Kelme-Telecom
+ 3.17
6.
Raúl Montaña
Caprecom-Zapatos
+ 5.16
7.
Álvaro Sierra
Todos por Boyacá
+ 5.23
8.
Julio César Aguirre
Kelme-Telecom
+ 5.35
9.
Libardo Niño
Lotería de Medellín-EPM
+ 8.11
10.
Álvaro Lozano
San Andresitos de la 38
+ 8.21
Teams
;Todos por Boyacá — Lotería de Boyacá
| COL Miguel Ángel Sanabria
| COL Israel Ochoa
| COL Álvaro Sierra
| COL Jair Bernal
| COL José Ibáñez
| COL Urbelino Mesa
| COL Graciano Fonseca
| COL Jairo Pérez
| COL Ismael Sarmiento
| COL Ubaldo Mesa
;Telecom Discado Directo Internacional — Kelme
| COL Juan Diego Ramírez
| COL Héctor Palacio
| COL Julio César Aguirre
| COL Carlos Contreras
| COL José Castelblanco
| COL Federico Muñoz
| COL Jairo Hernández
| COL Víctor Hugo Peña
| COL Elder Herrera
| COL Carlos Osorio
;Kelme Costa Blanca
| COL Hernán Buenahora
| COL Chepe González
| COL Juan José de los Ángeles
| ESP Francisco Benitez
| ESP Daniel Ribera
| ESP Javier Pascual
| ESP Severo Rodríguez
;Aguardiente Antioqueño — Lotería de Medellín
| COL Dubán Ramírez
| COL Germán Ospina
| COL Javier Zapata)
| COL Argiro Zapata
| COL Hernán Darío Muñoz
| COL Ramón García
| COL Héctor Castaño
| COL Marco Isaías
| COL Leonardo Cardona
| COL Ariel Martínez
;Petróleos de Colombia — Energía Pura
| COL Luis Espinosa
| COL Álvaro Mejía
| COL Raúl Gómez Suárez
| COL Juan Javier Castillo
| COL José Daniel Bernal
| COL Diego Garavito
| COL Heberth Gutiérrez
| COL Flober Peña
;Gaseosas Glacial
| COL Libardo Niño
| COL Elkin Barrera
| COL Víctor Becerra
| COL Ángel Camargo
| COL Henry Cárdenas
| COL Víctor Niño
| COL Jairo Torres
| COL Armando Moreno
| COL Edward Ruiz
| COL Giovanny Huertas
;Caprecom — Zapatos Kioo’s
| COL Raúl Montaña
| COL José Vanegas
| COL Julio César Rangel
| COL Gregorio Ladino
| COL Nélson Rodríguez
| COL Freddy Moncada
| COL Adolfo Rico
| COL Luis Arnulfo Silva
| COL Humberto Hernández
| COL Henry Castro
;San Andresitos de la 38 — Cúcuta su Bono
| COL Álvaro Lozano
| COL Celio Roncancio
| COL César Goyeneche
| COL Raúl Saavedra
| COL Jaime Pinzón
| COL José David Suárez
| COL Rafael Brand
| COL Eduardo Hernández
;Ciclistas de Jesucristo
| COL Julio Ernesto Bernal
| COL Víctor Herrera
| COL Luis Samacá
| COL José Rodríguez
| COL Juan Fonseca
| COL Elio Pineda
| COL Bernardo Pedraza
| COL Guillermo Chaparro
;Idea — SAM (Orgullo Paisa)
| COL Jorge Otálvaro
| COL Hernán Osorio
| COL Francisco Orozco
| COL Jaime Bolívar
| COL Ricardo León
| COL Wilmer Álzate
;Mixto Telecom — Oriente Antioqueño
| COL Efraím Rico
| COL Ricardo Mesa
| COL Nélson Ramírez
| COL Óscar Jurado
| COL Santiago Botero
| COL Nélson Vargas
| COL Otoniel Soto
| COL Misael Orozco
;Hotel Nuevo Magdalena Cicloases
| COL José Castañeda
| COL Óscar Múnera
| COL Haristón Beltrán
| COL Luis Fernando Bonilla
| COL Carlos Vargas
| COL José Ángel Robles
| COL Marceliano Farfán
;Mixto Glacial A
| COL Víctor Hugo González
| COL Miguel Ángel Niño
| COL Miller Ñañez
| COL Gustavo Taborda
| COL Carlos Humberto Cabrera
;Gaseosas Glacial — Tenis Karst Musher México Guanajuato
| AUT Josef Lontscharitsch
| MEX Israel Ávila
| MEX Noé Hermán Camacho
| MEX Víctor Hugo Tapia
| MEX Armando Robles
| MEX Víctor Rodríguez
| MEX Alejandro Sánchez
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