Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Coppa Placci 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | SKIBBY Jesper | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | PODENZANA Massimo | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | ELLI Alberto | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 7 | RICHARD Pascal | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | SAITOV Asiat | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | MUSEEUW Johan | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 10 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 11 | TAFI Andrea | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | COPPOLILLO Michele | 8 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | TONKOV Pavel | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | LEBLANC Luc | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | HERVÉ Pascal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | BALLERINI Franco | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | VIRENQUE Richard | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 19 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 20 | CATTAI Stefano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |