Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of LuK Challenge 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PODENZANA Massimo | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2 | BÖLTS Udo | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | HENN Christian | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | ZANINI Stefano | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | HEPPNER Jens | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 6 | TAFI Andrea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | BALLERINI Franco | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | PANTANI Marco | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | ALDAG Rolf | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 11 | NARDELLO Daniele | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | ZABEL Erik | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 13 | PERON Andrea | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 14 | ZBERG Beat | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 15 | HEULOT Stéphane | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 16 | MERCKX Axel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | MEIER Roland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | ULLRICH Jan | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 19 | JAKSCHE Jörg | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | MILLAR David | 0 | - | - | - |