Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2003.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LELLI Massimiliano | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | DUFAUX Laurent | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | GARCÍA CASAS Felix Manuel | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | VIRENQUE Richard | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DURAND Jacky | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | BROCHARD Laurent | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | BELTRÁN Manuel | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | PERON Andrea | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | ROUS Didier | 12 | 9 | - | 3 |
| 11 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 12 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | RUBIERA José Luis | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | PADRNOS Pavel | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | LUTTENBERGER Peter | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | BOOGERD Michael | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | ZBERG Beat | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | BROGNARA Andrea | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |