Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris-Nice 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZÜLLE Alex | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | VIRENQUE Richard | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | CUESTA Iñigo | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | BROCHARD Laurent | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | GONZÁLEZ DE GALDEANO Álvaro | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | FRIGO Dario | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | ROUS Didier | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 10 | REBELLIN Davide | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | MCEWEN Robbie | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | DEKKER Erik | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | VAN BON Léon | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 16 | ZBERG Beat | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | HINCAPIE George | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 20 | VASSEUR Cédric | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |