Debutants
Andre Kalfack is the youngest debutant in Paris-Bruxelles in 1997. There are 25 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALFACK Andre | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 22y + 52d |
| 2 | DE WAELE Fabien | Lotto - Mobistar | 22y + 117d |
| 3 | COLLEONI Cristiano | Polti | 22y + 352d |
| 4 | TOSATTO Matteo | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 23y + 122d |
| 5 | DETILLOUX Christophe | Lotto - Mobistar | 23y + 133d |
| 6 | BETTINI Paolo | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 23y + 165d |
| 7 | CELESTINO Mirko | Polti | 23y + 178d |
| 8 | HØJ Frank | Collstrop | 24y + 252d |
| 9 | MERCKX Axel | Polti | 25y + 36d |
| 10 | MCEWEN Robbie | Rabobank ProTeam | 25y + 81d |
| 11 | CASSANI Enrico | Polti | 25y + 210d |
| 12 | VANSEVENANT Wim | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 25y + 264d |
| 13 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 25y + 354d |
| 14 | STEELS Tom | Mapei-GB | 26y + 11d |
| 15 | REBELLIN Davide | La Française des Jeux | 26y + 35d |
| 16 | BERTOLINI Alessandro | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 26y + 48d |
| 17 | NOTTEBART Michel | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 26y + 216d |
| 18 | SGNAOLIN Daniele | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 26y + 295d |
| 19 | FINCATO Marco | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 26y + 342d |
| 20 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 27y + 162d |
| 21 | BOUVARD Gilles | Festina - Lotus | 27y + 318d |
| 22 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | Festina - Lotus | 29y + 16d |
| 23 | SCINTO Luca | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 29y + 228d |
| 24 | PETERSEN Søren | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 29y + 341d |
| 25 | PANKOV Oleg | RDM - Asfra | 30y + 42d |