Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Ouest France - Plouay 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HERVÉ Pascal | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | HAMBURGER Bo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | MADOUAS Laurent | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 4 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 5 | BONTEMPI Fabrizio | 8 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | VIRENQUE Richard | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 7 | HEULOT Stephane | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 8 | RADAELLI Mauro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | BERTOLINI Alessandro | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 10 | SECCHIARI Francesco | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 11 | RINERO Christophe | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VELO Marco | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 13 | VALOTI Paolo | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | CONTRINI Daniele | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 15 | BARTHE Stéphane | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | FERRARI Diego | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | POZZI Oscar | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 18 | SIRONI Gianluca | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 19 | JAN Xavier | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | RAVALEU Stéphane | 0 | - | - | - |