Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Grand Prix de Denain - Porte du Hainaut 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEPPNER Jens | 14 | 9 | 5 | - |
| 2 | DURAND Jacky | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 4 | VERHEYEN Geert | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | HINAULT Sébastien | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 6 | MCGEE Bradley | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 7 | VOGONDY Nicolas | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 8 | LEFÈVRE Laurent | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | AUGER Ludovic | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 10 | RENIER Franck | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 11 | HUSHOVD Thor | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 12 | DEAN Julian | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 13 | AUGÉ Stéphane | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 14 | NAZON Jean-Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | JÉGOU Lilian | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | FINOT Frédéric | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | RUND Thorsten | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | GESLIN Anthony | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | DEREPAS David | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 20 | BONDARIEW Bogdan | 1 | - | 1 | - |