Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Gent-Wevelgem 1999.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIBBY Jesper | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | SCIREA Mario | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | HENN Christian | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | POLI Eros | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | MEINERT-NIELSEN Peter | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | ZANINI Stefano | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | TCHMIL Andrei | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | TAFI Andrea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | ANDREU Frankie | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 14 | PEETERS Wilfried | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 15 | BALLERINI Franco | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | SPRUCH Zbigniew | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | ALDAG Rolf | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | MINALI Nicola | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | HOFFMAN Tristan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | PILLON Laurent | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |