Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Eschborn-Frankfurt 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 2 | MANTOVANI Giovanni | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | GARDE Dominique | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 5 | ANDERSON Phil | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6 | WYNANTS Jan | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 7 | VELDSCHOLTEN Gerard | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 8 | WILSON Michael | 7 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | RABOTTINI Luciano | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| 10 | ROOKS Steven | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 11 | BAUER Steve | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 12 | SERGEANT Marc | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 13 | GHIROTTO Massimo | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 14 | VAN EYNDE Wim | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 15 | PICCOLO Renato | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | ZIMMERMANN Urs | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 17 | BREUKINK Erik | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 18 | VEGGERBY Jens | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 19 | ESNAULT Patrice | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 20 | DERNIES Michel | 3 | 3 | - | - |