Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 2 | VOSKAMP Bart | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | BOOGERD Michael | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 4 | KNAVEN Servais | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 | KJÆRGAARD Steffen | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 6 | VAN HYFTE Paul | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | DE CLERCQ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | MARICHAL Thierry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | BOVEN Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | MOERENHOUT Koos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | IVANOV Sergei | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | FEYS Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | HORNER Chris | 0 | - | - | - |