Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Flèche Namuroise 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRUYNEEL Johan | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 2 | WAUTERS Marc | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 3 | VAN STEEN Martin | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | IN'T VEN Danny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | KOERTS Jans | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 6 | VAN AKEN Steven | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | DEMARBAIX Sébastien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | EVERAERT Bart | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | DE RIJCKE Michael | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | D'HAEMERS Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | WERCKX Gerry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | VERMEERSCH Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | LEUKEMANS Björn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | CAPELLE Ludovic | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | GENICOT Olivier | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | BRANDT Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | BOXUS Renaud | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DE WAELE Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VAN DE WALLE Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | LOTZ Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | TROUVÉ Kristof | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VEREECKE Karel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | GUILLIAMS Mike | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | PENNEY Oliver | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | VAN DER MEER Casper | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | BALLAND Grégory | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DETILLOUX Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | DE WAELE Fabien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | PRONK Matthé | 0 | - | - | - |