Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Vendée 2001.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROUS Didier | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 2 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 3 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 4 | MARTÍN PERDIGUERO Miguel Ángel | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | NAZON Damien | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 6 | SALMON Benoît | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | COLONNA Federico | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | HALGAND Patrice | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | GARRIDO Martin Gerardo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | CAPELLE Ludovic | 0 | - | - | - |