Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of National Championships France - Road Race 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRENQUE Richard | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | ROUS Didier | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 3 | BESSY Frédéric | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MOREAU Christophe | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 5 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 6 | ORIOL Christophe | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 7 | SALMON Benoît | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 8 | RINERO Christophe | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 9 | JALABERT Nicolas | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 10 | HALGAND Patrice | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | BOUVARD Gilles | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 12 | LEFÈVRE Laurent | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 13 | BÉNÉTEAU Walter | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 14 | CASAR Sandy | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 15 | BERGÈS Stéphane | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 16 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | RENIER Franck | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 18 | DESSEL Cyril | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 19 | VOECKLER Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 20 | HARY Maryan | 1 | 1 | - | - |