Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 1990.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE ROOIJ Theo | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | ANDERSEN Kim | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DIERICKX Marc | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 5 | PHINNEY Davis | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 6 | DE WILDE Etienne | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 7 | MANDERS Henri | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 8 | COLOTTI Jean-Claude | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 9 | VAN SLYCKE Rik | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VERMOTE Michel | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 11 | VERHOEVEN Nico | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 12 | BOMANS Carlo | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | VERSCHUEREN Patrick | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | DA SILVA Américo José Neves | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | CASADO Philippe | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | MAASSEN Frans | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | MOREDA Casimiro | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 18 | MARKI Hansrüdi | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 19 | HARMELING Rob | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | VAN DER HULST Marco | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 21 | ROES Peter | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | REDANT Hendrik | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 23 | MCKINLEY Scott | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | KERSTEN Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DAUWE Johnny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DURST Thomas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VAN DEN AKKER John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DURAND Jacky | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | JALABERT Laurent | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | LEDANOIS Yvon | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | LEBLANC Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | DE VRIES Gerrit | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | BOUWMANS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |