Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Coppa Sabatini 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UGRUMOV Piotr | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | TAFI Andrea | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 6 | PUTTINI Felice | 7 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | BOBRIK Vladislav | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | CATTAI Stefano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 11 | REBELLIN Davide | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | CARUSO Roberto | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 13 | BARTOLI Michele | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | BERTOLINI Alessandro | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 15 | BIASCI Simone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | CASAGRANDE Filippo | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 17 | BOOGERD Michael | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 18 | FINCATO Marco | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 19 | ROUX Laurent | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 20 | GALLORINI Sauro | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |