Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Flèche Wallonne 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | BREUKINK Erik | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | ROMINGER Tony | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | VOLPI Alberto | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 15 | 7 | 8 | - |
| 7 | ZAINA Enrico | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | MASSI Rodolfo | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | JALABERT Laurent | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | ELLI Alberto | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 12 | FARESIN Gianni | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | BÖLTS Udo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | JÄRMANN Rolf | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | HENN Christian | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | PELLICIOLI Oscar | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | PENSEC Ronan | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | USHAKOV Serhiy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | ZÜLLE Alex | 10 | 5 | - | 5 |
| 20 | SALIGARI Marco | 9 | 1 | 8 | - |