Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1959.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOTTO Jean | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | BRANKART Jean | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | BERGAUD Louis | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 4 | MAHÉ François | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 5 | COMPANY Gabriel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MORENO Francisco | 6 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 7 | MIRANDO Joseph | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 8 | MORVAN Joseph | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 9 | HOLLENSTEIN Hans | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 10 | PICOT Fernand | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 11 | GAY Georges | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 12 | COLETTE Claude | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 13 | LAMPRE Maurice | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | CAMPILLO Juan | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 15 | BERTOLO Maurice | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | CHAUSSABEL Roger | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 17 | OTAÑO Luis | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 18 | ROHRBACH Marcel | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 19 | SEGU José | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 20 | PLAZA Raymond | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |