Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Cronostaffetta 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARONNI Giuseppe | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | GALLESCHI Enrico | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 3 | IVANOV Ivan | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | FONDRIEST Maurizio | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 5 | PULNIKOV Vladimir | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | UGRUMOV Piotr | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | USLAMIN Sergei | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | ZHDANOV Vasily | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | LOGVIN Oleg | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | ZINOVIEV Alexandre | 1 | - | - | 1 |