Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 2 | MEINERT-NIELSEN Peter | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | ALDAG Rolf | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | OLANO Abraham | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | BOARDMAN Chris | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | VAN PETEGEM Peter | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MERCKX Axel | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | GAUMONT Philippe | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 10 | MOREAU Christophe | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | CAMENZIND Oscar | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 12 | VAN HYFTE Paul | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | HONCHAR Serhiy | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | MATTAN Nico | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | DE BUYST Franky | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | BASSONS Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | MARICHAL Thierry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | STREEL Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | ROESEMS Bert | 0 | - | - | - |