Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Vendée 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HERVÉ Pascal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | SIMON François | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | BROCHARD Laurent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DESBIENS Laurent | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 6 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 7 | LEDANOIS Yvon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | TALMANT Gilles | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 9 | DOJWA Jean-Philippe | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 10 | PETILLEAU Stéphane | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | HVASTIJA Martin | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | DI RENZO Marco Antonio | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | PRETOT Arnaud | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 15 | GENTY Laurent | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | NAZON Damien | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | AUGER Ludovic | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | BARTHE Stéphane | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | MORELLE Franck | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | FAUDOT Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | OMLOOP Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | BABAITSEV Artur | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | PICHON Mickaël | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | DA CRUZ Carlos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | RENIER Franck | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DESMET Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | LANGELLA Anthony | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | MONCOUTIÉ David | 0 | - | - | - |