Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro d'Italia 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTI Roberto | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | SCIREA Mario | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | FARESIN Gianni | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | FONTANELLI Fabiano | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | BRAMATI Davide | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | PICCOLI Mariano | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | TONKOV Pavel | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 13 | BELLI Wladimir | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | GOTTI Ivan | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | PANTANI Marco | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | HEPPNER Jens | 13 | 9 | 4 | - |
| 18 | FORCONI Riccardo | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | HAMBURGER Bo | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |