Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEMARCHAND François | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | REDANT Hendrik | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | PILLON Laurent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | FARAZIJN Peter | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 5 | VERDONCK Rudy | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 6 | MOREELS Sammie | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | VAN STEEN Martin | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 8 | HØJ Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | VANDAELE Robbie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | MOERENHOUT Koos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | HEIREWEGH Bart | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | EECKHOUT Niko | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | VAN CAMP Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | NELYUBIN Dmitry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | HERINNE Pierre | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | HENDRYCKX Christ | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | TKATCHENKO Sergej | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN DEN ABEELE Sébastien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | HASHIKAWA Ken | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VANDERAERDEN Gert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DIERCKXSENS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | ASSEZ Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DE MEESTER Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | VAN LANCKER Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | LAURANCE Franck | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | HENNEBERT Stéphane | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DE BUYST Franky | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | RENDERS Nico | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | VAN DER MEER Casper | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | CORNELISSE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |