Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP de Suisse 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | BREUKINK Erik | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 17 | 8 | 9 | - |
| 4 | VOLPI Alberto | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | MAURI Melchor | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | DÍAZ ZABALA Herminio | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | UGRUMOV Piotr | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | ZAINA Enrico | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | COLAGÈ Stefano | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 11 | JALABERT Laurent | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | MASSI Rodolfo | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 13 | ELLI Alberto | 12 | 8 | 4 | - |
| 14 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | PELLICIOLI Oscar | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | BOLTS Udo | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | ZEN Marco | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | JÄRMANN Rolf | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | HENN Christian | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |