Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Suisse 2009.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 24 | 12 | - | 12 |
| 2 | CUESTA Iñigo | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | TOSATTO Matteo | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | O'GRADY Stuart | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | HINCAPIE George | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | VANDE VELDE Christian | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | MAZZANTI Luca | 11 | 1 | 10 | - |
| 9 | VALJAVEC Tadej | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | TIRALONGO Paolo | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | CASAR Sandy | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | CUNEGO Damiano | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | HUSHOVD Thor | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | HINAULT Sébastien | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | FREIRE Óscar | 11 | 5 | - | 6 |
| 16 | IVANOV Sergei | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | DE JONGH Steven | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | VOECKLER Thomas | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | LASTRAS Pablo | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | GUESDON Frédéric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |