Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Eschborn-Frankfurt 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIBBY Jesper | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 17 | 8 | 9 | - |
| 3 | RIIS Bjarne | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 6 | BOLTS Udo | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | BALDATO Fabio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | HEPPNER Jens | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 9 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 10 | GIANETTI Mauro | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | COPPOLILLO Michele | 9 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | HERVÉ Pascal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | BERZIN Evgeni | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 14 | ALDAG Rolf | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 16 | MINALI Nicola | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | BROCHARD Laurent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | ROUS Didier | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 19 | NOÈ Andrea | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | WAUTERS Marc | 6 | 6 | - | - |