Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Flèche du Sud 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NITSCHE Torsten | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2 | VRIES Pieter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 3 | LUST Martijn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4 | TRIEBEL Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | KROON Karsten | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | KORNATOV Alexandre | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | NICHIPOURENKO Boris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | FAVARON Michele | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | BUELENS Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | PEETERS Jacques | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | DANTE Davide | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | IVARSSON Anders | 0 | - | - | - |