Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YATES Sean | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | MARIE Thierry | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | BERNARD Jean-François | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | RIIS Bjarne | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | MAURI Melchor | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | DÍAZ ZABALA Herminio | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | TEBALDI Valerio | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | LEMARCHAND Francois | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | MONTOYA Jesús | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | NIJDAM Jelle | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 11 | COLOTTI Jean-Claude | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | KUMMER Mario | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | JALABERT Laurent | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | BÖLTS Udo | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | DE LAS CUEVAS Armand | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | VANZELLA Flavio | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | MOREAU Francis | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 19 | HEPPNER Jens | 8 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 20 | FONDRIEST Maurizio | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |