Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro dell'Etna 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTINELLO Silvio | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | BALDATO Fabio | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | BONTEMPI Fabrizio | 7 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | PUTTINI Felice | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | VILLA Marco | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 6 | LARSEN Nicolaj Bo | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 7 | CAMIN Claudio | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | GENTILI Massimiliano | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | MORI Massimiliano | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | CONTE Biagio | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | BALDUCCI Gabriele | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | GARZELLI Stefano | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | CALZOLARI Alessandro | 0 | - | - | - |