Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro d'Italia 2009.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMONI Gilberto | 23 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | RUBIERA José Luis | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | SASTRE Carlos | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | SPEZIALETTI Alessandro | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | GARZELLI Stefano | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | ANDRIOTTO Dario | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | CIONI Dario David | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | BERTOLINI Alessandro | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | DI LUCA Danilo | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | CODOL Massimo | 13 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | SZMYD Sylwester | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | VOIGT Jens | 13 | 11 | 2 | - |
| 16 | MENCHOV Denis | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | HORRILLO Pedro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | VANDE VELDE Christian | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | MILLAR David | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 12 | 11 | - | 1 |