1997 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
# 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) | Herve Robert Thuet (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 Ivan Herrero |
| Sprint | Marty Nothstein (USA) | Arnaud Tournant (FRA) | Eyk Pokorny (GER) |
| Points race | Pavel Khamidouline (RUS) | Juan Llaneras (ESP) | Juan Curuchet (ARG) |
| Team Sprint | Greece Georgios Chimonetos Dimitrios Georgalis Lampros Vasilopoulos | Germany Jens Fiedler Sören Lausberg Eyk Pokorny | Australia Denny Day 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 Ivan Herrero |
| 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 Georgios Chimonetos Lampros Vasilopoulos | France Frédéric Magné Herve Thuet Arnaud Tournant | Poland Grzegorz Krejner Marcin Mientki Grzegorz Trebski |
| 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 Peter Fust | | |
| Italy, Quartu Sant'Elena — 27–29 June 1997 ||||
| Keirin | Marty Nothstein (USA) | Aleksandr Kirichenko (RUS) | Sergey Panasenko (UKR) |
| 1 km time trial | Grzegorz Krejner (POL) | Craig MacLean (GBR) | Damien Gerard (FRA) |
| Individual pursuit | Bradley McGee (AUS) | Heiko Szonn (GER) | Alexander Symonenko (UKR) |
| Team pursuit | Ukraine Bogdan Bondarev Alexander Symonenko Sergiy Matveyev Oleksandr Fedenko | Italy Mario Benetton Adler Capelli Michele Canevarolo Andrea Collinelli | Germany |
| Sprint | Viesturs Bērziņš (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 Grzegorz Trebski | Netherlands | Russia |
| Madison | Switzerland Kurt Betschart Bruno Risi | Italy Silvio Martinello Marco Villa | Netherlands |
| Greece, Athens — 4–6 July 1997 ||||
| Keirin | Pavel Buráň (CZE) | Ainārs Ķiksis (LAT) | Michael Scheurer (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 Philip West | 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) | Lars Nielsen (DEN) | Viesturs Bērziņš (LAT) |
| Team Sprint | Greece Dimitrios Georgalis Georgios Chimonetos Lampros Vasilopoulos | Spain José Antonio Escuredo Salvador Meliá 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) | Sergey Panasenko (UKR) |
| 1 km time trial | Graham Sharman (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 Danny Day | 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) | Galina Enioukhina (RUS) | Daniela Larreal (VEN) |
| Individual pursuit | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) | Rasa Mažeikytė (LTU) | Rebecca Twigg (USA) |
| Sprint | Galina Enioukhina (RUS) | Felicia Michele Ballanger (FRA) | Michele Louise Ferris (AUS) |
| Points race | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) | Madelin Jorge (CUB) | Nathalie Lancien (FRA) |
| United States, Trexlertown — 29–31 May 1997 ||||
| 500 m | Galina Enioukhina (RUS) | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) | Michelle Louise Ferris (AUS) |
| Individual pursuit | Rasa Mažeikytė (LTU) | Lucy Tyler-Sharman (AUS) | Rebecca Twigg (USA) |
| Sprint | Galina Enioukhina (RUS) | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Michele Ferris (AUS) |
| Points race | Ina Teutenberg (GER) | Rita Razmaite (LTU) | Lioudmila Gorojanskaia (BLR) |
| Italy, Fiorenzuola — 20–22 June 1997 ||||
| 500 m time trial | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) | Michele Ferris (AUS) |
| Sprint | Michele Ferris (AUS) | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | |
| Individual pursuit | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) | Rasa Mažeikytė (LTU) | Lucy Tyler-Sharman (AUS) |
| Points race | Elena Chalyk (MDA) | Natalia Karimova (RUS) | Daniela Larreal (VEN) |
| Italy, Quartu Sant'Elena — 27–29 June 1997 ||||
| 500 m time trial | Olga Grichina (RUS) | Daniela Larreal (VEN) | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) |
| Sprint | Olga Grichina (RUS) | Freilag (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) | Olga Grichina (RUS) |
| Sprint | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Oksana Grichina (RUS) | Olga Grichina (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) | Karen Barrow (AUS) |
| Points race | Yan Wang (CHN) | Nicole Reinhart (USA) | Alessandra D'Ettorre (ITA) |
