Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Trophée des Grimpeurs 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIANETTI Mauro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | HERVÉ Pascal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | VOSKAMP Bart | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | VIRENQUE Richard | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 5 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 6 | PERON Andrea | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 7 | DESBIENS Laurent | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 8 | REBELLIN Davide | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | ROUX Laurent | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 10 | LAUKKA Joona | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | PETILLEAU Stéphane | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 12 | PATUELLI Andrea | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 13 | GAUMONT Philippe | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | SAUGRAIN Cyril | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | BESSY Frédéric | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | RAULT Dominique | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | MAIGNAN Gilles | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | JAN Xavier | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | LEFEVRE David | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | IVANOV Sergei | 0 | - | - | - |