Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of LuK Challenge 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BÖLTS Udo | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | HENN Christian | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | HEPPNER Jens | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 4 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 5 | ALDAG Rolf | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | GOTTI Ivan | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 7 | VIRENQUE Richard | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 8 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | PERON Andrea | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 12 | FAGNINI Gian Matteo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | ZABEL Erik | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 14 | MERCKX Axel | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | ULLRICH Jan | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 16 | MOREAU Christophe | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | CAMENZIND Oscar | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 18 | LIESE Thomas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | JAKSCHE Jörg | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | LEHMANN Jens | 0 | - | - | - |