Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Romandie 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUGNO Gianni | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | BREUKINK Erik | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | CONTI Roberto | 17 | 7 | 10 | - |
| 4 | ROMINGER Tony | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | SCIREA Mario | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | BAFFI Adriano | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | UGRUMOV Piotr | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | ZAINA Enrico | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | PODENZANA Massimo | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | RICHARD Pascal | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | FONTANELLI Fabiano | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | PELLICIOLI Oscar | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | PENSEC Ronan | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | GIANETTI Mauro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | SVORADA Ján | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 19 | BOTTARO Dario | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | COPPOLILLO Michele | 8 | - | 6 | 2 |