Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 2009.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCEWEN Robbie | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | NARDELLO Daniele | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | TOSATTO Matteo | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | HINCAPIE George | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | KNAVEN Servais | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FURLAN Angelo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | HUSHOVD Thor | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 11 | 6 | - | 5 |
| 9 | IVANOV Sergei | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | GUESDON Frédéric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | HINAULT Sébastien | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 13 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 14 | KLIER Andreas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | MORI Massimiliano | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | RIGHI Daniele | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | EISEL Bernhard | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | ARVESEN Kurt-Asle | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | JUFRÉ Josep | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | BOONEN Tom | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |