Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Classique des Alpes 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDURAIN Miguel | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | RIIS Bjarne | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | JALABERT Laurent | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | BÖLTS Udo | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | ZÜLLE Alex | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 6 | HEPPNER Jens | 8 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 7 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | PILLON Laurent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | LEBLANC Luc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DUFAUX Laurent | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | SIMON François | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 12 | HAMBURGER Bo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | LAURENT Thierry | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 14 | VIRENQUE Richard | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 15 | HEULOT Stephane | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 16 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 17 | CUESTA Iñigo | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 18 | JONKER Patrick | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 19 | ROJAS Mariano | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | BOUVARD Gilles | 1 | 1 | - | - |