Debutants
Nicolas Vogondy is the youngest debutant in Tour de Normandie in 1997. There are 35 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOGONDY Nicolas | La Française des Jeux | 19y + 228d |
| 2 | NAZON Jean-Patrick | La Française des Jeux | 20y + 65d |
| 3 | STOFFEL Roman | Team Nürnberger | 20y + 188d |
| 4 | CAPELLE Ludovic | Lotto - Mobistar | 21y + 25d |
| 5 | KLIER Andreas | Team Nürnberger | 21y + 68d |
| 6 | VERMAUT Stive | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 21y + 153d |
| 7 | KALFACK Andre | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 21y + 244d |
| 8 | FILIP Branko | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 22y + 6d |
| 9 | MURN Uroš | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 22y + 43d |
| 10 | MORIN Anthony | BigMat - Auber 93 | 22y + 270d |
| 11 | KOUDRIAVTSEV Nikolai | Lada - CSKA - Samara | 22y + 299d |
| 12 | SCHNIDER Daniel | Post Swiss Team | 23y + 124d |
| 13 | LOTZ Marc | Rabobank ProTeam | 23y + 156d |
| 14 | MERVAR Boštjan | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 23y + 183d |
| 15 | ROVER Steve | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 23y + 207d |
| 16 | HIEMSTRA Bert | Rabobank ProTeam | 23y + 227d |
| 17 | MAGGIONI Luca | Amore & Vita - Forzacore | 24y + 57d |
| 18 | GUILBERT Charles | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 24y + 313d |
| 19 | KHAMIDOULINE Pavel | Lada - CSKA - Samara | 25y + 173d |
| 20 | BABAITSEV Artour | Lada - CSKA - Samara | 25y + 182d |
| 21 | SCHINCK Frank | Team Nürnberger | 25y + 236d |
| 22 | GENTY Laurent | BigMat - Auber 93 | 26y + 21d |
| 23 | ZUCCHI Simone | Amore & Vita - Forzacore | 26y + 26d |
| 24 | SOURKOV Youri | Paredes Movel - W52 | 26y + 140d |
| 25 | GABRIEL Frédéric | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 26y + 247d |
| 26 | PARADIS Daniel | Post Swiss Team | 26y + 318d |
| 27 | TALMANT Gilles | BigMat - Auber 93 | 26y + 331d |
| 28 | MICKIEWICZ Jacek | Mróz | 26y + 341d |
| 29 | KOZLITINE Oleg | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 27y + 183d |
| 30 | MAGNUSSON Glenn | Amore & Vita - Forzacore | 27y + 262d |
| 31 | GOUVENOU Thierry | BigMat - Auber 93 | 27y + 314d |
| 32 | WOJCIECHOWSKI Dariusz | Mróz | 28y + 254d |
| 33 | AUDEHEM Gerd | Team Nürnberger | 29y + 10d |
| 34 | BOUSSARD Hervé | BigMat - Auber 93 | 31y + 16d |
| 35 | SYPYTKOWSKI Andrzej | Mróz | 33y + 161d |