Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Hofbrau Cup 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEBALDI Valerio | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | KAPPES Andreas | 10 | 5 | 5 | - |
| 4 | COPPOLILLO Michele | 9 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 6 | PISTORE Roberto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | SAVOLDELLI Paolo | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 8 | BETTINI Paolo | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 9 | MICHAELSEN Lars | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | HONDO Danilo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | MCGRORY Scott | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | VANSEVENANT Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | HRUŠKA Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | VAN LANCKER Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | SILOVS Juris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | HOLST KYNEB Mikael | 0 | - | - | - |