Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVORADA Ján | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | BALDATO Fabio | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | PICCOLI Mariano | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | BROCHARD Laurent | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | DURAND Jacky | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | VOSKAMP Bart | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | ROUS Didier | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 9 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 10 | ETXEBARRIA David | 11 | 6 | - | 5 |
| 11 | FARAZIJN Peter | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | CHAURREAU Íñigo | 10 | 4 | - | 6 |
| 14 | MENGIN Christophe | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 15 | THIBOUT Bruno | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | IVANOV Ruslan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | GUESDON Frédéric | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 18 | SUNDERLAND Scott | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | DUMA Vladimir | 7 | - | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |