Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour du Limousin - Nouvelle Aquitaine 1996.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DÍAZ ZABALA Herminio | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | RUÉ Gérard | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DÍAZ DE OTAZU Luis María | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 5 | DURAND Jacky | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 6 | ALDAG Rolf | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | SIERRA José Roberto | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | GOUVENOU Thierry | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | BROCHARD Laurent | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | HEULOT Stephane | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 11 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VERBEKEN Peter | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 13 | AUDEHEM Gerd | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | KOZLITINE Oleg | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | ZAMANA Cezary | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | PIZIKS Arvis | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | LAFIS Michel | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | MATTAN Nico | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | MASDUPUY Jean-Luc | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | GOUGOT Fabrice | 0 | - | - | - |