Debutants
Mario Aerts is the youngest debutant in Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1997. There are 29 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AERTS Mario | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 22y + 96d |
| 2 | SACCHI Fabio | Polti | 22y + 319d |
| 3 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | TVM - Farm Frites | 23y + 60d |
| 4 | O'GRADY Stuart | GAN | 23y + 243d |
| 5 | VOGELS Henk | GAN | 23y + 249d |
| 6 | HØJ Frank | Collstrop | 24y + 92d |
| 7 | BARTHE Stéphane | Casino - C'est votre équipe | 24y + 122d |
| 8 | COLONNA Federico | Asics - CGA | 24y + 232d |
| 9 | MERCKX Axel | Polti | 24y + 241d |
| 10 | MCEWEN Robbie | Rabobank ProTeam | 24y + 286d |
| 11 | MEDAN Sébastien | Festina - Lotus | 24y + 305d |
| 12 | GUIDI Fabrizio | Scrigno - Gaerne | 24y + 358d |
| 13 | HERNANDEZ Jaime Javier | Festina - Lotus | 25y + 78d |
| 14 | VAN LANCKER Kurt | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 25y + 197d |
| 15 | BALDINGER Dirk | Polti | 25y + 222d |
| 16 | CASAROTTO Davide | Scrigno - Gaerne | 25y + 261d |
| 17 | BROGNARA Andrea | Batik - Del Monte | 25y + 315d |
| 18 | PADRNOS Pavel | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 26y + 110d |
| 19 | AUS Lauri | Casino - C'est votre équipe | 26y + 153d |
| 20 | DEKKER Erik | Rabobank ProTeam | 26y + 228d |
| 21 | WERNER Jürgen | Refin - Mobilvetta | 26y + 260d |
| 22 | BIANCHI Carlo | Asics - CGA | 26y + 298d |
| 23 | APOLLONIO Massimo | Scrigno - Gaerne | 27y + 16d |
| 24 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | Rabobank ProTeam | 27y + 18d |
| 25 | MENGIN Christophe | La Française des Jeux | 28y + 215d |
| 26 | ZÜLLE Alex | ONCE | 28y + 275d |
| 27 | USHAKOV Serhiy | Polti | 28y + 330d |
| 28 | CHIESA Mario | Asics - CGA | 30y + 140d |
| 29 | MEINERT-NIELSEN Peter | US Postal Service | 30y + 317d |