Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP de Villers-Cotterêts 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'GRADY Stuart | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 2 | CASPER Jimmy | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 3 | AUGER Ludovic | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 4 | MONCOUTIÉ David | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 5 | HUSHOVD Thor | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 6 | RENIER Franck | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | KHALILOV Mikhaylo | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 8 | AUGER Guillaume | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 9 | COOKE Baden | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | FLICKINGER Andy | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | EDALEINE Christophe | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 12 | PORTAL Nicolas | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13 | FÉDRIGO Pierrick | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | TESSIER Jean-Michel | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | MUTSCHLER Klaus | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | OLIVIER Lénaïc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | GABRIEL Frédéric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | LEMBO Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | OMLOOP Geert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | SOUTHAM Tom | 0 | - | - | - |