Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Route du Sud Cycliste - La Dépêche du Midi 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOÈ Andrea | 17 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | HEPPNER Jens | 14 | 9 | 5 | - |
| 4 | SAVOLDELLI Paolo | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | FARAZIJN Peter | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | BERTOLINI Alessandro | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | MORENI Cristian | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | MENGIN Christophe | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 9 | GUESDON Frédéric | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 10 | AERTS Mario | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | GOUBERT Stéphane | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | THIBOUT Bruno | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | BESSY Frédéric | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 15 | MILLAR David | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 16 | CASPER Jimmy | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 17 | RINERO Christophe | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 18 | FURLAN Angelo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | SALMON Benoît | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 20 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 6 | 2 | - | 4 |