Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 2009.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOUBERT Stéphane | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | MOREAU Christophe | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 3 | BRANDT Christophe | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | CASAR Sandy | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | CASPER Jimmy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | GUESDON Frédéric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | HINAULT Sébastien | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VOGONDY Nicolas | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | VOECKLER Thomas | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | VERHEYEN Geert | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | DESSEL Cyril | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 12 | FÉDRIGO Pierrick | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 13 | BOUYER Franck | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 14 | JÉGOU Lilian | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 15 | DUPONT Hubert | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | JOLY Sébastien | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 17 | GADRET John | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | BICHOT Freddy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | VAUGRENARD Benoît | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | CALZATI Sylvain | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |