Debutants in monumental classic
Overview of riders starting in Omloop Van De Vlaamse Scheldeboorden 1997 that compete for the first time in one of the 5 five monument classics in cycling (SanRemo, Flanders, Roubaix, Liege and Lombardy).
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HORDIJK Jan | Foreldorado - Golff | 22 |
| 2 | VAN DER STEEN Niels | TVM - Farm Frites | 25 |
| 3 | DE SMET Andy | Ipso - Euroclean | 27 |
| 4 | VAN HAESEBROUCKE Franky | Ipso - Euroclean | 27 |
| 5 | MIFUNE Masahiko | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 28 |
| 6 | PANKOV Oleg | RDM - Asfra | 29 |