Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Clasica de Almeria 2003.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PICCOLI Mariano | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | EDO Ángel | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | CUESTA Iñigo | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | GONZÁLEZ DE GALDEANO Álvaro | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | STRAZZER Massimo | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | ARRIETA José Luis | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | ETXEBARRIA David | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 9 | JULICH Bobby | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 10 | NIETO Germán | 7 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | GARCÍA Marcelino | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | GUTIÉRREZ José Enrique | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | IVANOV Ruslan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | AERTS Mario | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | LOTZ Marc | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | DIAZ Rafael | 6 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 17 | KIVILEV Andrei | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | CAUCCHIOLI Pietro | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | OSA Unai | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | NIERMANN Grischa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |