Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCHMIL Andrei | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | VIRENQUE Richard | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 3 | SUNDERLAND Scott | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 5 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 6 | WILLEMS Ludwig | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | KOZLITINE Oleg | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | AUS Lauri | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | ANTI Jean-francois | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | PLANCKAERT Jo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | JALABERT Nicolas | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | FLEISCHER Thomas | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | PETERSEN Søren | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | FEYS Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | AERTS Mario | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | HØJ Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DA CRUZ Carlos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | GUILBERT Charles | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | PERQUE Franck | 0 | - | - | - |