Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Cholet-Pays de Loire 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | GARCÍA CASAS Felix Manuel | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | BROCHARD Laurent | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | ROUS Didier | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 5 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | CAPELLE Christophe | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | HEULOT Stephane | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 8 | THIBOUT Bruno | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 10 | VASSEUR Cédric | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 11 | GOUGOT Fabrice | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | MENGIN Christophe | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 13 | NIETO Germán | 6 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 15 | GUESDON Frédéric | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 16 | MOREAU Christophe | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 17 | DERAME Pascal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | GOUBERT Stéphane | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | BOUYER Franck | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 20 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |