Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Hel van het Mergelland 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOUWMANS Eddy | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 2 | VAN DEN AKKER John | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 3 | DE KONING Louis | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MEIJS Raymond | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 5 | DE LOUW Lucien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | BOVEN Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | BELOHVOŠČIKS Raivis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | MOERENHOUT Koos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | PRONK Matthé | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | SILOVS Juris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | VAN DER STEEN Niels | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | VAN DER VEN Remco | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | LUPPES Marcel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | NIJLAND Maarten | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | PIJPERS Hans | 0 | - | - | - |