Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Clasica de Almeria 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUESTA Iñigo | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | SASTRE Carlos | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | ANDRIOTTO Dario | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | CODOL Massimo | 13 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | HORRILLO Pedro | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | MENCHOV Denis | 11 | 7 | - | 4 |
| 7 | MCGEE Bradley | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | HORRACH Joan Sebastian | 9 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | PRADERA Mikel | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | FREIRE Óscar | 9 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 11 | GENTILI Massimiliano | 8 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | LASTRAS Pablo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | BLAUDZUN Michael | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | DE GROOT Bram | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 15 | ASTARLOZA Mikel | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 16 | NOZAL Isidro | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | PETROV Evgeni | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | VAN GOOLEN Jurgen | 7 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | PINEAU Jérôme | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |