Debutants
Sergei Ivanov is the youngest debutant in La Flèche Wallonne in 1997. There are 33 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVANOV Sergei | TVM - Farm Frites | 22y + 42d |
| 2 | AERTS Mario | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 22y + 106d |
| 3 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | Lotto - Mobistar | 22y + 267d |
| 4 | BLANCO Santiago | Banesto | 22y + 307d |
| 5 | DETILLOUX Christophe | Lotto - Mobistar | 22y + 348d |
| 6 | ETXEBARRIA David | ONCE | 23y + 267d |
| 7 | GARZELLI Stefano | Mercatone Uno | 23y + 274d |
| 8 | MARICHAL Thierry | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 23y + 307d |
| 9 | BLAUDZUN Michael | Rabobank ProTeam | 23y + 351d |
| 10 | VERHEYEN Geert | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 24y + 37d |
| 11 | MOOS Alexandre | Saeco - Estro | 24y + 115d |
| 12 | VAN HYFTE Paul | Lotto - Mobistar | 25y + 87d |
| 13 | SIVAKOV Alexei | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 25y + 99d |
| 14 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 25y + 204d |
| 15 | BALDINGER Dirk | Polti | 25y + 232d |
| 16 | BERTOLINI Alessandro | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 25y + 263d |
| 17 | RAULT Dominique | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 25y + 318d |
| 18 | MOREAU Christophe | Festina - Lotus | 26y + 4d |
| 19 | HAMILTON Tyler | US Postal Service | 26y + 46d |
| 20 | THIJS Erwin | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 26y + 253d |
| 21 | JAN Xavier | La Française des Jeux | 26y + 318d |
| 22 | MILESI Marco | Brescialat - Oyster | 27y + 76d |
| 23 | MEIER Armin | Batik - Del Monte | 27y + 164d |
| 24 | BOUVARD Gilles | Festina - Lotus | 27y + 168d |
| 25 | FERRIGATO Andrea | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 27y + 227d |
| 26 | BRIGNOLI Ermanno | Batik - Del Monte | 27y + 228d |
| 27 | THIBOUT Bruno | Cofidis | 27y + 343d |
| 28 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | Mapei-GB | 28y + 265d |
| 29 | LAFIS Michel | Team Telekom | 29y + 209d |
| 30 | BAKER Darren | US Postal Service | 29y + 307d |
| 31 | ANDERSSON Michael | TVM - Farm Frites | 30y + 43d |
| 32 | JEMISON Marty | US Postal Service | 31y + 333d |
| 33 | HENN Christian | Team Telekom | 33y + 36d |