Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | BAFFI Adriano | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | MASSI Rodolfo | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | RUÉ Gérard | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | ELLI Alberto | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 6 | GELFI Luca | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | SALIGARI Marco | 9 | 1 | 8 | - |
| 8 | HEPPNER Jens | 9 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 9 | VOSKAMP Bart | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | DUFAUX Laurent | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | HAMBURGER Bo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | RODRIGUES Orlando Sergio | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | ALDAG Rolf | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | MADOUAS Laurent | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 16 | BOURGUIGNON Thierry | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | DURAND Jacky | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 18 | TETERIOUK Andrei | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | VIRENQUE Richard | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 20 | SIMON François | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |