Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Grand Prix de Denain 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JÄRMANN Rolf | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | WÜST Marcel | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 4 | HEYNDERICKX Jean-Pierre | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 5 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 6 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | CASAROTTO Davide | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VERSTREPEN Johan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | VOGELS Henk | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | AUGUSTE Arnaud | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | O'GRADY Stuart | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | FEYS Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | JALABERT Nicolas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | RINERO Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | WADECKI Piotr | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | NAZON Damien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | DIERCKXSENS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | PEERS Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | CASSANI Enrico | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | PANKOV Oleg | 0 | - | - | - |