Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro d'Italia 1959.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORNARA Pasquale | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | COUVREUR Hilaire | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | NENCINI Gastone | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | PADOVAN Arrigo | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DEFILIPPIS Nino | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | BAFFI Pierino | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | ALBANI Giorgio | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| 8 | PETTINATI Giovanni | 9 | - | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | BENEDETTI Rino | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | GAUL Charly | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 11 | ERNZER Marcel | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 12 | KETELEER Désiré | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 13 | CONTERNO Angelo | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | MONTI Bruno | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 15 | COLETTO Agostino | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 16 | POBLET Miguel | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | SCUDELLARO Tranquillo | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| 18 | GISMONDI Michele | 7 | - | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FANTINI Alessandro | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | BARTOLOZZI Waldemaro | 6 | - | 6 | - |