Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro dell'Emilia 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLAGÈ Stefano | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | FARESIN Gianni | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | ELLI Alberto | 13 | 9 | 4 | - |
| 5 | PELLICIOLI Oscar | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | ZANINI Stefano | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | VOSKAMP Bart | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | PEETERS Wilfried | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 9 | HAMBURGER Bo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | TAFI Andrea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | BELLI Wladimir | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | BALLERINI Franco | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | BONTEMPI Fabrizio | 8 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | PUTTINI Felice | 8 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | DONATI Massimo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | BOBRIK Vladislav | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | REBELLIN Davide | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | BARTOLI Michele | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | SIMEONI Filippo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | SCINTO Luca | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |