Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Grand Prix des Nations 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | MOREAU Francis | 9 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 3 | MUSEEUW Johan | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 4 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 5 | LANCE Pascal | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | OLANO Abraham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | BOARDMAN Chris | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9 | DEKKER Erik | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | MOREAU Christophe | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | LESNIEWSKI Marek | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | BASSONS Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | BOXUS Renaud | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | VAN ELVEN Daniël | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | ROESEMS Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | HAREL Jean-Louis | 0 | - | - | - |