Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Coppa Placci 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | GIANETTI Mauro | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | TAFI Andrea | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | COPPOLILLO Michele | 9 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 6 | TETERIOUK Andrei | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | DONATI Massimo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | CATTAI Stefano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | DAVIDENKO Vassili | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | ZBERG Beat | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 12 | BARBERO Sergio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | SETTEMBRINI Fabrizio | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | SIMONI Gilberto | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 15 | HUNDERTMARCK Kai | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | CARUSO Roberto | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 17 | BIASCI Simone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | CASAGRANDE Filippo | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 19 | BORGHERESI Simone | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 20 | GALLORINI Sauro | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |