Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Circuit Franco-Belge 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | O'GRADY Stuart | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | ANDRIOTTO Dario | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | HORRILLO Pedro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | MCGEE Bradley | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | JOACHIM Benoît | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 11 | 6 | - | 5 |
| 8 | DE JONGH Steven | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | HINAULT Sébastien | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 10 | DE GROOT Bram | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | VERHEYEN Geert | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | GILBERT Philippe | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | BOONEN Tom | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 14 | BALDUCCI Gabriele | 7 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | HØJ Frank | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | USOV Alexandre | 7 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | TANKINK Bram | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 18 | PALUMBO Giuseppe | 6 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | DANIELSON Tom | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | SCHEIRLINCKX Staf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |