Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Route du Sud Cycliste - La Dépêche du Midi 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GARZELLI Stefano | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | CODOL Massimo | 13 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | MOREAU Christophe | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| 4 | JALABERT Nicolas | 12 | 9 | - | 3 |
| 5 | RINERO Christophe | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 6 | GENTILI Massimiliano | 8 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | RENIER Franck | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | FOFONOV Dmitriy | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | GIUNTI Massimo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DANIELSON Tom | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | JÉGOU Lilian | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 12 | VEIKKANEN Jussi | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | PAOLINI Luca | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 14 | LE MÉVEL Christophe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DUPONT Hubert | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | POILVET Benoît | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | DE WEERT Kevin | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | ROY Jérémy | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | BERNAUDEAU Giovanni | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | CLAUDE Mathieu | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |