Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Gent-Wevelgem 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIBBY Jesper | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | SANTAROMITA Mauro-Antonio | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | SCIREA Mario | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | CALCATERRA Giuseppe | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | LEMARCHAND Francois | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | MARTINELLO Silvio | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | FIDANZA Giovanni | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | KUMMER Mario | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FONTANELLI Fabiano | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | USHAKOV Serhiy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | TALEN John | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 15 | MOREAU Francis | 9 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 16 | LIETTI Marco | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | POLI Eros | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | MUSEEUW Johan | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 19 | TAFI Andrea | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | BALLERINI Franco | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |