Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta Aragón 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUZHAPAROV Djamolidine | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | SCIREA Mario | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | MAULEON Francisco Javier | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | GARMENDIA Aitor | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | EDO Ángel | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | OLANO Abraham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | DONATI Massimo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | WÜST Marcel | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | CEREZO Francisco Javier | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 14 | LEONI Endrio | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | GARCÍA CASAS Felix Manuel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | ZABEL Erik | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 17 | GAMITO Vitor | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 18 | DOMÍNGUEZ Juan Carlos | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | MØLLER Claus Michael | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | ZARRABEITIA Mikel | 3 | - | - | 3 |