Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELTRÁN Manuel | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | CUESTA Iñigo | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 22 | 11 | - | 11 |
| 4 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | RUBIERA José Luis | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | ARRIETA José Luis | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | SASTRE Carlos | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | GOUBERT Stéphane | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | GARATE Juan Manuel | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | HINCAPIE George | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MOERENHOUT Koos | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | AERTS Mario | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | CIONI Dario David | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | HALGAND Patrice | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | SZMYD Sylwester | 12 | - | 7 | 5 |
| 17 | HORRILLO Pedro | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | NIERMANN Grischa | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | BRANDT Christophe | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | PEREIRO Óscar | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |