The 1997 European Road Championships were held in Villach, Austria, in September 1997 and regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and time trial for under-23 women and under-23 men.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Under-23 Events
Road race details	Salvatore Commesso	Sven Montgomery	Gerrit Glomser
Time trial details	Guillaume Auger	Fabio Malberti	Maurizio Caravaggio
Women's Under-23 Events
Road race details	Élisabeth Chevanne Brunel	Tatiana Stiajkina	Izaskun Bengoa
Time trial details	Diana Žiliūtė	Izaskun Bengoa	Jenny Algelid

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	2	0	0	2
2	Italy (ITA)	1	1	1	3
3	Lithuania (LTU)	1	0	0	1
4	Spain (ESP)	0	1	1	2
5	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	0	1
7	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		4	4	4	12

• The European Cycling Union