Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta al País Vasco 2003.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTI Roberto | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | LELLI Massimiliano | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | ZÜLLE Alex | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | FARESIN Gianni | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | CABELLO Francisco | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | BÖLTS Udo | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | BELLI Wladimir | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | PANTANI Marco | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | GUERINI Giuseppe | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | SHEFER Alexandre | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | PERON Andrea | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | CLAVERO Daniel | 12 | - | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | BLANCO Santiago | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | ODRIOZOLA Jon | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | ARRIETA José Luis | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | REBELLIN Davide | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | DOMÍNGUEZ Juan Carlos | 11 | - | 5 | 6 |