Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour of Egypt 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELHANI MENOUBI Samir | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2 | CHUKHLIANTSEV Igor | 0 | - | - | - |
| 3 | HAOUCHINE Nourreddine | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4 | EL NADI Amer | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | HAMZA Hakim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | TINIUS Thomas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | SINOUKOV Sergei | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | ARAKELIAN Alexander | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | TIMCHENKO Leonid | 0 | - | - | - |