Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | MUSEEUW Johan | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 3 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 4 | ALDAG Rolf | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 6 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | OLANO Abraham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | SERPELLINI Marco | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 10 | BOARDMAN Chris | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 11 | ULLRICH Jan | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12 | MATTAN Nico | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | MERCKX Axel | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | STREEL Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | 0 | - | - | - |