Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour du Sud-Est 1959.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOTTO Jean | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | ROBIC Jean | 10 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 3 | GAUTHIER Bernard | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 4 | BERGAUD Louis | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 5 | MAHÉ François | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 6 | MORVAN Joseph | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 7 | PRIVAT René | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 8 | PICOT Fernand | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 9 | CERAMI Pino | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | GIL José | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 11 | ANNAERT Jean-Claude | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 12 | DOLHATS Albert | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 13 | BIANCHI Siro | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 14 | SCHMITZ Jean-Pierre | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 15 | COHEN Max | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 16 | GROUSSARD Joseph | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | PIPELIN Francis | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 18 | GRÈT Jean-Claude | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 19 | POLO Pierre | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 20 | DAVID Serge | 1 | 1 | - | - |