1997 Hel van het Mergelland
# 1997 Hel van het Mergelland

The 1997 Hel van het Mergelland was the 25th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 5 April 1997. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Raymond Meijs.

## General classification

| Rank | Rider | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Raymond Meijs (NED) | 4h 44' 39" |
| 2 | John Talen (NED) | + 0" |
| 3 | John van den Akker (NED) | + 2' 01" |
| 4 | Rik Reinerink (NED) | + 3' 12" |
| 5 | Rik Van Slycke (BEL) | + 3' 14" |
| 6 | Niels van de Steen (NED) | + 3' 14" |
| 7 | Bram de Groot (NED) | + 3' 14" |
| 8 | Peter Wuyts (BEL) | + 3' 14" |
| 9 | Rico Schmidt (GER) | + 3' 21" |
| 10 | Louis de Koning (NED) | + 3' 55" |
