Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Suisse 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | O'GRADY Stuart | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | NIERMANN Grischa | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | CUNEGO Damiano | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | FREIRE Óscar | 16 | 7 | - | 9 |
| 9 | HORRACH Joan Sebastian | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | KARPETS Vladimir | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | LEIPHEIMER Levi | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | HONDO Danilo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | CANCELLARA Fabian | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | SCHLECK Fränk | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | ZANDIO Xabier | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | BOONEN Tom | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 17 | KROON Karsten | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | GADRET John | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | BARRY Michael | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 |