Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Rund um Köln 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HENN Christian | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | ALDAG Rolf | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 4 | NARDELLO Daniele | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | NELISSEN Danny | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6 | CAMENZIND Oscar | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7 | SOURKOV Youri | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 8 | GOTTSCHLING Stephan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | TOSATTO Matteo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | GLASNER Björn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | ORDOWSKI Volker | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | LUPPES Marcel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | SCHAFFRATH Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | DIERCKXSENS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | HENRIX Sascha | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | BABAITSEV Artur | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | REUSS Jorn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | HOLST KYNEB Mikael | 0 | - | - | - |