Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Clásico RCN 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CÁRDENAS Henry | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | CAMARGO Angel Yesid | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | SIERRA Alvaro | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | ESPINOSA Luis Edgar | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | LOZANO Alvaro | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | AGUIRRE Julio César | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 7 | RONCANCIO Celio Roberto | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MONTAÑA Raúl Alexander | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 9 | SANABRIA Miguel Ángel | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | NIÑO Libardo | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 11 | RAMÍREZ Dubán Alberto | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 12 | OCHOA Israel Antonio | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | GARCIA Giovanni | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | POLLACK Olaf | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | GARAVITO Diego Javier | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | ZAPATA Argiro | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | HERNÁNDEZ Jairo de Jesús | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | BERNAL José Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | HERNANDEZ Humberto | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | RUIZ Johnny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | SARMIENTO José Ismael | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | MARTÍNEZ Ariel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | PINZÓN Jaime | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | BLOCHWITZ Steffen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | OSORIO Hernán Alonso | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | PIREZ Pedro | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | BERNAL Julio | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | GOYENECHE César | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | NIÑO Miguel Ángel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | CONTRERAS Carlos Alberto | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | BERNAL Jair Humberto | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | ROJAS José Alexis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | BECERRA Victor Ángel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | RAMIREZ Juan Diego | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | OSPINA German | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | PALACIO Hector | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | ZAPATA Javier de Jesús | 0 | - | - | - |