Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Cholet-Pays de Loire 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROUS Didier | 14 | 11 | - | 3 |
| 2 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 13 | 11 | - | 2 |
| 3 | GOUBERT Stéphane | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MENGIN Christophe | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 5 | BESSY Frédéric | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MOREAU Christophe | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 7 | NAZON Damien | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 8 | VERHEYEN Geert | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | RINERO Christophe | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 10 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 11 | SALMON Benoît | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 12 | SIVAKOV Alexei | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | HALGAND Patrice | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FERNÁNDEZ Bingen | 6 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 15 | VOGONDY Nicolas | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 16 | LEFÈVRE Laurent | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 17 | MONCOUTIÉ David | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 18 | BÉNÉTEAU Walter | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 19 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 20 | MARTINEZ José Alberto | 5 | - | - | 5 |