Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Trofeo Matteotti 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | CONTI Roberto | 19 | 8 | 11 | - |
| 3 | PODENZANA Massimo | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | COLAGÈ Stefano | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | FARESIN Gianni | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | ZEN Marco | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | FURLAN Giorgio | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 9 | TAFI Andrea | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 11 | PUTTINI Felice | 7 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 13 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | ARTUNGHI Marco | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | FINCO Carlo | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 16 | CARUSO Roberto | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 17 | NARDELLO Daniele | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | BARTOLI Michele | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | CHECCHIN Stefano | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 20 | SCINTO Luca | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |