Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECHAVE Federico | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | BREUKINK Erik | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | BUGNO Gianni | 16 | 8 | 8 | - |
| 5 | SKIBBY Jesper | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | RIIS Bjarne | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | PULNIKOV Vladimir | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | UNZAGA Jon | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | CUBINO Laudelino | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | ROMINGER Tony | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | DÍAZ ZABALA Herminio | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | GONZALEZ Arsenio | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 14 | LEANIZBARRUTIA Alberto | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | MONTOYA Jesús | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 16 | UGRUMOV Piotr | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | ZAINA Enrico | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 11 | 4 | 7 | - |
| 19 | LELLI Massimiliano | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | ELLI Alberto | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |