Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Isle of Man International 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMITH Brian | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 2 | WILLIAMS Dave | 0 | - | - | - |
| 3 | SMITH Michael | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4 | LILLYWHITE Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | DAYUS Jonathan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | AXFORD Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | MOORE Richard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | CUTBBENSON Ian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | EVANS Thomas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | PATERSON Gary | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | MCCAULEY Richard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | HALL Timothy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | MCKAY Mark | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | BECKETT Matt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | BOTTRILL Matthew | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | GAMBLE Scott | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | GORDON Keith | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | WEIR Geoff | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | BAYTON Grant | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | BATSFORD Michael | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | TANNER John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | MOREL Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | WINN Julian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | JACQUOT Cédric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | MANNING Paul | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | HEMPSALL Simeon | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | ROCHE Andrew | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | HOLDEN Rob | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | WALSHAM Mark | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | POSTLE Matt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | RAMSEY Steven | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | GILKES Ian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | DONNELLY Karl | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | CLARKE Ray | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | COOK David | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | SMITH Dan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | MORALEE Duncan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | RAND David | 0 | - | - | - |