Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELLY Sean | 16 | 10 | - | 6 |
| 2 | CARITOUX Éric | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | BREU Beat | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 4 | BAGOT Jean-Claude | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MILLAR Robert | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | BRUN Frédéric | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 7 | SIMON Pascal | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 8 | WILSON Michael | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | MADIOT Marc | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 10 | GAIGNE Dominique | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | WIJNANTS Ludwig | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | POISSON Pascal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | CLÈRE Régis | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 14 | JARAMILLO Carlos Mario | 8 | 3 | - | 5 |
| 15 | ACEVEDO Rafael Antonio | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | EARLEY Martin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | MADIOT Yvon | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 18 | WILCHES Pablo Emilio | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 19 | LEÓN Marco Antonio | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 20 | SÁNCHEZ Mariano | 7 | 1 | - | 6 |