12.03.1997: Prolog, Sorrento - Sorrento, 4,0 km

1. Rolf Sorensen (Denmark) 	     4.38.93 
 2. Erik Dekker (Netherlands)       	0.01
 3. Maurizio Fondriest              	0.02
 4. Gabriele Colombo                	0.03
 5. Leon Van Bon (Netherlands)
 6. Gianluca Pianegonda             	both s.t.
 7. Frank Corvers (Belgium)         	0.04
 8. Roberto Petito  
 9. Paolo Savoldelli                	both s.t.
10. Michele Bartoli                 	0.05

11. Michael Andersson (Sweden) TVM              0.06
12. Franco Ballerini (Italy) Mapei              0.07
13. Andrea Tafi (Italy) Mapei                   s.t.
14. Michael Blaudzun (Denmark) Rabobank         0.08
15. Beat Zberg (Switzerland) Mercatone Uno      0.09
16. Bruno Boscardin (Switzerland) Festina
17. Rodolfo Massi (Italy) Casino
18. Andrea Ferrigato (Italy) Roslotto       
19. Fluvio Frigo (Italy) Kross              all s.t.  
20. Emmanuel Magnien (France) Festina           0.10
21. Biagio Conte (Italy) Scrigno           both s.t.
22. Mirko Gualdi (Italy) Polti                  0.11
23. Erik Breuking (Netherland) Rabobank     
24. Mirko Celestino (Italy) Polti 
25. Tobias Steinhauser (Germany) Refin
26. Marcel Wuest (Germany) Festina
27. Stefano Della Santa (Italy) Mercatone Uno
28. Michelangelo Cauz (Italy) Aki           all s.t. 
29. Jesper Skibby (Denmark) TVM                 0.12
30. Dimitri Konishev (Russia) Roslotto
31. Mirko Crepaldi (Italy) Polti
32. Chrstoph Bassons (France) Festina
33. Marco Villa (Italy) Brescialat
34. Marzio Bruseghin (Italy) Brescialat
35. Zbiginiew Spruch (Poland) Mapei
36. Rolf Aldag (Germany) Telekom            all s.t.