Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Cholet-Pays de Loire 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEMARCHAND Francois | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | JASKUŁA Zenon | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | RUÉ Gérard | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | MOREAU Francis | 9 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 5 | BRAMATI Davide | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | LINO Pascal | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 7 | ROOSEN Luc | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | DURAND Jacky | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 9 | LANCE Pascal | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | BOURGUIGNON Thierry | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | PILLON Laurent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | HERVÉ Pascal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | WÜST Marcel | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | ARROYO Miguel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 17 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 18 | AUDEHEM Gerd | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 19 | REBELLIN Davide | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | LEBRETON Lylian | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |