Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARITOUX Éric | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | SIMON Pascal | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 4 | ANDERSON Phil | 10 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 5 | MADIOT Marc | 9 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 6 | ROCHE Stephen | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 7 | LAVAINNE Christophe | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 8 | LEMARCHAND Francois | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 9 | LIECKENS Jozef | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | GAYANT Martial | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DE WILDE Etienne | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN POPPEL Jean-Paul | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 13 | SIMON Jérôme | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 14 | CHAUBET Christian | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 15 | COLOTTI Jean-Claude | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | ROGIERS Rudy | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 17 | KUUM Jaanus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | KAPPES Andreas | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 19 | DEMOL Dirk | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 20 | CAPIOT Johan | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |