Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Japan Cup 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | BUGNO Gianni | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | BREUKINK Erik | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | SANTAROMITA Mauro-Antonio | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | ELLI Alberto | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 7 | ZANINI Stefano | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | MUSEEUW Johan | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 9 | GIANETTI Mauro | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | TAFI Andrea | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MEINERT-NIELSEN Peter | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 13 | HERVÉ Pascal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 15 | JEKER Fabian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | CATTAI Stefano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | PERON Andrea | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 18 | REBELLIN Davide | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | NARDELLO Daniele | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | LAFIS Michel | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | WERNER Jürgen | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | CLAVERO Daniel | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 24 | IMANAKA Daisuke | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 25 | FAUSTINI Stefano | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | FRIGO Dario | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 27 | FOIS Valentino | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 28 | JULICH Bobby | 1 | - | - | 1 |