Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour Poitou - Charentes en Nouvelle Aquitaine 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JALABERT Laurent | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | TAFI Andrea | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | DURAND Jacky | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | BLIJLEVENS Jeroen | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | NOÈ Andrea | 13 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | ROUS Didier | 12 | 9 | - | 3 |
| 7 | CAPELLE Christophe | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MILESI Marco | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | GOUGOT Fabrice | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | JONKER Patrick | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | AGGIANO Elio | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | NAZON Damien | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 13 | SOLAUN César | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | MOREAU Christophe | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 15 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 16 | O'GRADY Stuart | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 17 | WERNER Jürgen | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | GAUMONT Philippe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | JALABERT Nicolas | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 20 | MORIN Anthony | 5 | 5 | - | - |