Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Suisse 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUGNO Gianni | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | BREUKINK Erik | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | VOLPI Alberto | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | ROMINGER Tony | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | TEBALDI Valerio | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | COLAGÈ Stefano | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | MARTINELLO Silvio | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | FIDANZA Giovanni | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 12 | 5 | 7 | - |
| 11 | FARESIN Gianni | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | MAULEON Francisco Javier | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | JALABERT Laurent | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | ELLI Alberto | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 15 | FONTANELLI Fabiano | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | VANZELLA Flavio | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | BÖLTS Udo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | JÄRMANN Rolf | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |