1997 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
The 1997 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Munich, Germany from 1-2 February 1997.
Results
Elite
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Pontoni | 1:00:40 | |
| 2 | Thomas Frischknecht | + 0:23 | |
| 3 | Luca Bramati | + 0:23 | |
| 4 | Adrie van der Poel | + 0:35 | |
| 5 | Wim de Vos | + 0:53 | |
| 6 | Erwin Vervecken | + 1:13 | |
| 7 | Franz-Josef Nieberding | + 1:25 | |
| 8 | Beat Wabel | + 1:39 | |
| 9 | Dieter Runkel | + 1:39 | |
| 10 | Peter Van Santvliet | + 2:04 |
Under-23
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Sven Nys | 53:25 | |
| 2 | Bart Wellens | + 0:22 | |
| 3 | Christophe Morel | + 0:38 | |
| 4 | Miguel Martinez | + 0:58 | |
| 5 | Gretenius Gommers | + 1:27 | |
| 6 | Elvis Zucci | + 1:33 | |
| 7 | Guillaume Benoist | + 1:37 | |
| 8 | Gerben de Knegt | + 1:45 | |
| 9 | Zdeněk Mlynář | + 1:46 | |
| 10 | David Willemsens | + 1:47 |