Competitors for 1997 World Road Cycling Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofie Andersson |  SWE |
CYC | 22 December 1979 |
| Judith Arndt |  GER |
CYC | 23 July 1976 |
| Kurt Asle Arvesen |  NOR |
CYC | 9 February 1975 |
| Chris Boardman |  ENG GBR |
CYC | 26 August 1968 |
| László Bodrogi |  HUN |
CYC | 11 December 1976 |
| Martin Bolt |  SUI |
CYC | 4 March 1979 |
| Léon van Bon |  NED |
CYC | 28 January 1972 |
| Nicole Brändli-Sedoun | SUI |
CYC | 18 June 1979 |
| Laurent Brochard |  FRA |
CYC | 26 March 1968 |
| María Mercedes Cagigas |  ESP |
CYC | 15 August 1979 |
| Alessandra Cappellotto |  ITA |
CYC | 27 August 1968 |
| Crescenzo d'Amore | ITA |
CYC | 2 April 1979 |
| Óscar Freire | ESP |
CYC | 15 February 1976 |
| David George |  RSA |
CYC | 23 February 1976 |
| Gerrit Glomser |  AUT |
CYC | 1 April 1975 |
| Bo Hamburger |  DEN |
CYC | 24 May 1970 |
| Torsten Hiekmann | GER |
CYC | 17 March 1980 |
| Serhiy Honchar |  UKR |
CYC | 3 July 1970 |
| Silvia Hübscher | GER |
CYC | 1 July 1979 |
| Laurent Jalabert | FRA |
CYC | 30 November 1968 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | FRA |
ASK/CCS/CYC | 31 October 1958 |
| Fabio Malberti | ITA |
CYC | 16 November 1976 |
| Aleksey Markov |  RUS |
CYC | 26 May 1979 |
| Catherine Marsal | FRA |
CYC | 20 January 1971 |
| Mick Rogers |  AUS |
CYC | 20 December 1979 |
| Margus Salumets |  EST |
CYC | 23 September 1979 |
| Elizabeth Tadich | AUS |
CYC | 11 October 1976 |
| Mirella van Melis | NED |
CYC | 8 January 1979 |
| Olga Zabelinskaya | RUS UZB |
CYC | 10 May 1980 |
| Zulfiya Zabirova |  KAZ RUS URS |
CYC | 19 December 1973 |