Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Schaal Sels 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEYNDERICKX Jean-Pierre | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 2 | STEELS Tom | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 3 | TRUMHELLER Heinrich | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 4 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 5 | PLANCKAERT Jo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 6 | HØJ Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | VISBEEK Aike | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | DELME Davy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | IVANOV Sergei | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | LEUKEMANS Björn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | HESELMANS Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | DUFOURNI Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | YENKEY Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | VOLAR Vadim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | RIVERA Gianni | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | VAN HOOF Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | MATT Reto | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | WEYNS Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | QUINN Sammy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VANSEVENANT Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | HORDIJK Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VANDERAERDEN Gert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | SKELDE Michael | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | KOERTS Jans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DE SMET Andy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VAN DER VEN Remco | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DE LEEUW Godert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VAN BONDT Geert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | ASSEZ Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | DE WAELE Fabien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | VEREECKE Karel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | PANKOV Oleg | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | VEREECKE Philip | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | VAN DER WOLF Michael | 0 | - | - | - |