Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de France 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTI Roberto | 20 | 8 | 12 | - |
| 2 | SCIREA Mario | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | ALONSO Marino | 18 | 8 | - | 10 |
| 4 | CALCATERRA Giuseppe | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | MAURI Melchor | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | RIIS Bjarne | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | DÍAZ ZABALA Herminio | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | PODENZANA Massimo | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | MARTINELLO Silvio | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | LELLI Massimiliano | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | MAULEON Francisco Javier | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | JALABERT Laurent | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | BUENAHORA Hernan | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | STEPHENS Neil | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | MASSI Rodolfo | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 19 | FONTANELLI Fabiano | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | USHAKOV Serhiy | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 |