Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour Poitou - Charentes en Nouvelle Aquitaine 2001.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAND Jacky | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 3 | GOUVENOU Thierry | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | GOUGOT Fabrice | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | SUNDERLAND Scott | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | MOREAU Christophe | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 7 | NAZON Damien | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 8 | O'GRADY Stuart | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 9 | TEUTENBERG Sven | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 10 | VOIGT Jens | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 11 | MAIGNAN Gilles | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 12 | GWIAZDOWSKI Grzegorz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | PERRAUDEAU Olivier | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 15 | AUS Lauri | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 16 | CASPER Jimmy | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 17 | COLONNA Federico | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | SCHNIDER Daniel | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 19 | PLANCKAERT Jo | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 20 | CALI Vincent | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |