Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de France 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | O'GRADY Stuart | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | SZMYD Sylwester | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | MILLAR David | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | VANDE VELDE Christian | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | HINCAPIE George | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MENCHOV Denis | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | VOIGT Jens | 17 | 14 | 3 | - |
| 10 | CASAR Sandy | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | FREIRE Óscar | 16 | 7 | - | 9 |
| 14 | BASSO Ivan | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | HUNTER Robert | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | HORRACH Joan Sebastian | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | KARPETS Vladimir | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | HINAULT Sébastien | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | MONCOUTIÉ David | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | MARTÍNEZ Egoi | 15 | 8 | - | 7 |