Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOSATTO Matteo | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | MILLAR David | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | HINCAPIE George | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | FREIRE Óscar | 16 | 7 | - | 9 |
| 5 | HUSHOVD Thor | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | HINAULT Sébastien | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | VOECKLER Thomas | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 14 | 11 | - | 3 |
| 10 | MAZZANTI Luca | 13 | 1 | 12 | - |
| 11 | LASTRAS Pablo | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | HONDO Danilo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | CANCELLARA Fabian | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | BENNATI Daniele | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | EISEL Bernhard | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | GILBERT Philippe | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | BOONEN Tom | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 18 | KLIER Andreas | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | KROON Karsten | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | BARREDO Carlos | 11 | 5 | - | 6 |