Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Cholet-Pays de Loire 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARIE Thierry | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | BAFFI Adriano | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 4 | FRISON Herman | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MOREAU Francis | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 6 | ROOSEN Luc | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | LANCE Pascal | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | PILLON Laurent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | CAPELLE Christophe | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 10 | DURAND Jacky | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 11 | DIAZ Antonio Miguel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | DE CLERCQ Peter | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 13 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | ARNOULD Dominique | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 15 | LAURENT Thierry | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 16 | SANTAMARIA José Luis | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | GOUVENOU Thierry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DESBIENS Laurent | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 19 | BOURGEOT Jean-Pierre | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 20 | VERBEKEN Peter | 3 | - | - | 3 |