Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Méditerranéenne 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASSI Rodolfo | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | BÖLTS Udo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | PENSEC Ronan | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 6 | FONDRIEST Maurizio | 8 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 7 | BALDATO Fabio | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | SPRUCH Zbigniew | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | DUFAUX Laurent | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | TCHMIL Andrei | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | SUNDERLAND Scott | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | VIRENQUE Richard | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 14 | ARROYO Miguel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | LEONI Endrio | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | STRAZZER Massimo | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 18 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 19 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | PETITO Roberto | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |