Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUGNO Gianni | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | BREUKINK Erik | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | PULNIKOV Vladimir | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | ROMINGER Tony | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | ALONSO Marino | 18 | 8 | - | 10 |
| 6 | MAURI Melchor | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | RIIS Bjarne | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | UGRUMOV Piotr | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | LEANIZBARRUTIA Alberto | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | JASKUŁA Zenon | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | JALABERT Laurent | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | FARESIN Gianni | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | KUMMER Mario | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | RICHARD Pascal | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | BOLTS Udo | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | ZÜLLE Alex | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 20 | JÄRMANN Rolf | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |