Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour du Limousin - Nouvelle Aquitaine 1997.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAURI Melchor | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | RUÉ Gérard | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | FONDRIEST Maurizio | 8 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 5 | JEKER Fabian | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | BOSCARDIN Bruno | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 8 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 9 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 11 | LUTTENBERGER Peter | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VASSEUR Cédric | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | BOUVARD Gilles | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 14 | GUESDON Frédéric | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | PIZIKS Arvis | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | MEIJS Raymond | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 17 | BOUYER Franck | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | AUS Lauri | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | MAIGNAN Gilles | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | DIAZ Rafael | 0 | - | - | - |