Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1999.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIIS Bjarne | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | TEBALDI Valerio | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | ELLI Alberto | 13 | 9 | 4 | - |
| 4 | BÖLTS Udo | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | DUFAUX Laurent | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DURAND Jacky | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | BOURGUIGNON Thierry | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | SIMON François | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | BELLI Wladimir | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | GUERINI Giuseppe | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 13 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | DESBIENS Laurent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 16 | MANZONI Mario | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | VASSEUR Cédric | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 18 | HEULOT Stéphane | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 19 | HUNDERTMARCK Kai | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | LAUKKA Joona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |