Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris-Bruxelles 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | GIANETTI Mauro | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | BALDATO Fabio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 6 | TAFI Andrea | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | PEETERS Wilfried | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 8 | TALEN John | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | TCHMIL Andrei | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | LAURENT Thierry | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 12 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 13 | BOSCARDIN Bruno | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 14 | FINCO Carlo | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 15 | REBELLIN Davide | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 17 | BOUWMANS Eddy | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 18 | DEKKER Erik | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 19 | DE CLERCQ Mario | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 20 | BERTOLINI Alessandro | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |