Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Gran Premio Miguel Indurain 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAULEON Francisco Javier | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | GARMENDIA Aitor | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | OLANO Abraham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | CUESTA Iñigo | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 6 | MØLLER Claus Michael | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | ZARRABEITIA Mikel | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 8 | GONZÁLEZ DE HEREDIA Iñigo | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 9 | ZINTCHENKO Andrei | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | ETXEBARRIA David | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | FERNÁNDEZ Bingen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | BUGALLO Aitor | 0 | - | - | - |