Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris-Bruxelles 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELLY Sean | 16 | 10 | - | 6 |
| 2 | LEALI Bruno | 14 | 6 | 8 | - |
| 3 | BONTEMPI Guido | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | NULENS Guy | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 6 | PEETERS Ludo | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | ROSOLA Paolo | 11 | - | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | FIGNON Laurent | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | BINCOLETTO Pierangelo | 9 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 11 | MÄCHLER Erich | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 12 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | GARDE Dominique | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 14 | DEMIERRE Serge | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | DE WOLF Fons | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 16 | MADIOT Marc | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 17 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | ANDERSON Phil | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 19 | RABOTTINI Luciano | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| 20 | LEMOND Greg | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |