Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Route du Sud 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELLI Alberto | 12 | 8 | 4 | - |
| 2 | DE LAS CUEVAS Armand | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | HERVÉ Pascal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | MADOUAS Laurent | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 5 | VIRENQUE Richard | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 6 | DESBIENS Laurent | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 8 | JONKER Patrick | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | ZABEL Erik | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 11 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 12 | JIMÉNEZ José María | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | LEDANOIS Yvon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | VASSEUR Cédric | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 15 | ULLRICH Jan | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 16 | LIVINGSTON Kevin | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 17 | BOOGERD Michael | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 18 | GAUMONT Philippe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MOREAU Christophe | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 20 | SIVAKOV Alexei | 2 | - | 2 | - |