Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Chrono des Herbiers 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROMINGER Tony | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | GARMENDIA Aitor | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | DURAND Jacky | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | LANCE Pascal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | VASSEUR Cédric | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 7 | TEYSSIER Francisque | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | ANDRADE Joaquim Adrego Pereira | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 9 | DERAME Pascal | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10 | HONCHAR Serhiy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MAIGNAN Gilles | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | LEŚNIEWSKI Marek | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | LE ROYER Jérôme | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | DESTANG Guillaume | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | BLANCHARD Christian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | CHAUVIERE Blaise | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | PETERSEN Jan Bo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | BARBIER Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | WALZER Andreas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | DAS Koen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | PRISÉ Cyrille | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | ROESEMS Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | MARTIN Jean-Charles | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | BÉNÉTEAU Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | THEBAULT Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | BOXUS Renaud | 0 | - | - | - |