Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Eschborn-Frankfurt 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARESIN Gianni | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | ALDAG Rolf | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | HEPPNER Jens | 14 | 9 | 5 | - |
| 4 | ZABEL Erik | 14 | 10 | - | 4 |
| 5 | REBELLIN Davide | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | MCEWEN Robbie | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 12 | 9 | - | 3 |
| 8 | FAGNINI Gian Matteo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | WESEMANN Steffen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | SERPELLINI Marco | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | MAZZOLENI Eddy | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | IVANOV Sergei | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | LOTZ Marc | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | VAN HYFTE Paul | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 18 | HONDO Danilo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | NIERMANN Grischa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | COMMESSO Salvatore | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |