Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP U.C. Bessèges 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUIPER Hennie | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | FREULER Urs | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 3 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 5 | NEVENS Jan | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 6 | SIMON Régis | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | WOJTINEK Bruno | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 8 | CORNILLET Bruno | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | PENSEC Ronan | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10 | SANDERS Gilles | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | LILHOLT Søren | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | GIANETTI Mauro | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 13 | BOULANGER Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | PEETERS Wilfried | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | HAEX Jozef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | MAASSEN Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | CECI Armando | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | MEUWISSEN André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VAN RIJEN Corné | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | LEPROUX Denis | 0 | - | - | - |