Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris-Bruxelles 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREUKINK Erik | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 15 | 7 | 8 | - |
| 3 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 12 | 5 | 7 | - |
| 4 | RUE Gerard | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | RICHARD Pascal | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | PENSEC Ronan | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | TALEN John | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 10 | MUSEEUW Johan | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 11 | DE VRIES Gerrit | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 12 | TAFI Andrea | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | COPPOLILLO Michele | 8 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | PEETERS Wilfried | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 15 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 16 | BALLERINI Franco | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | TCHMIL Andrei | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | LEBLANC Luc | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | HERVÉ Pascal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |