Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Tours 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | SKIBBY Jesper | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | BREUKINK Erik | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | SANTAROMITA Mauro-Antonio | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | YATES Sean | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | RIIS Bjarne | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | COLAGÈ Stefano | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | TEBALDI Valerio | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | LEANIZBARRUTIA Alberto | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | LELLI Massimiliano | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | KUMMER Mario | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | RUÉ Gérard | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | JALABERT Laurent | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | STEPHENS Neil | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | ELLI Alberto | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 18 | RODRÍGUEZ José Luis | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | BOLTS Udo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |