Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium International 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUFAUX Laurent | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | PANTANI Marco | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | GARCÍA CASAS Felix Manuel | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | VIRENQUE Richard | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | BROCHARD Laurent | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | GARMENDIA Aitor | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | SIMON François | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | SHEFER Alexandre | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | CUESTA Iñigo | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | GIANETTI Mauro | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 11 | 4 | 7 | - |
| 13 | CLAVERO Daniel | 11 | - | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | BRIGNOLI Ermanno | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | ODRIOZOLA Jon | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | ROUS Didier | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 17 | CAPELLE Christophe | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | BLANCO Santiago | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 10 | 5 | - | 5 |
| 20 | HEULOT Stephane | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |