Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of LuK Challenge 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YATES Sean | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | SCIREA Mario | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | BOLTS Udo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | HENN Christian | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | HEPPNER Jens | 9 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 8 | MUSEEUW Johan | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 9 | LUDWIG Olaf | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 10 | ALDAG Rolf | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | OLANO Abraham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | BERZIN Evgeni | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 13 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 14 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 15 | ZABEL Erik | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | BOARDMAN Chris | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | COLOMBO Gabriele | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 18 | ULLRICH Jan | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | FINCATO Marco | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | PESCHEL Uwe | 0 | - | - | - |