Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Cholet-Pays de Loire 2001.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADOUAS Laurent | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | BROCHARD Laurent | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | SIMON François | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | LINO Pascal | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 5 | ROUS Didier | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 6 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |
| 7 | CAPELLE Christophe | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 9 | HEULOT Stephane | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 10 | GOUVENOU Thierry | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | SUNDERLAND Scott | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | MENGIN Christophe | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 13 | GOUBERT Stéphane | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 15 | RINERO Christophe | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 16 | MOREAU Christophe | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 17 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 18 | NAZON Damien | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 19 | BOUYER Franck | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 20 | PRETOT Arnaud | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |