Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Vendée 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARIE Thierry | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | LEMARCHAND Francois | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | HODGE Stephen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 5 | MOREAU Francis | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 6 | DURAND Jacky | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 7 | CAPELLE Christophe | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 8 | BOURGUIGNON Thierry | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | SIMON François | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 12 | DESBIENS Laurent | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 13 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | AUBIER Nicolas | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | VAN DEN ABEELE Frank | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 16 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | GAUMONT Philippe | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 18 | JAN Xavier | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | LEBRETON Lylian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | SAUGRAIN Cyril | 0 | - | - | - |