Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCIREA Mario | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | MAURI Melchor | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | LELLI Massimiliano | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | SVORADA Ján | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | BRAMATI Davide | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | BALDATO Fabio | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | PICCOLI Mariano | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | TONKOV Pavel | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | GARCÍA CASAS Felix Manuel | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | BLIJLEVENS Jeroen | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | ALDAG Rolf | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | JEKER Fabian | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | NOÈ Andrea | 13 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 16 | EDO Ángel | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | CUESTA Iñigo | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | GARMENDIA Aitor | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 |