Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro dell'Emilia 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FONTANELLI Fabiano | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | BUENAHORA Hernan | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | FARESIN Gianni | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | VIRENQUE Richard | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | HAMBURGER Bo | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | SHEFER Alexandre | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | REBELLIN Davide | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | DONATI Massimo | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | BOOGERD Michael | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | SIMEONI Filippo | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | ZBERG Beat | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | SERPELLINI Marco | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | MISSAGLIA Gabriele | 8 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | BARTOLI Michele | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | GARCÍA Marcelino | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | POZZI Oscar | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | DUMA Vladimir | 6 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FRATTINI Cristiano | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | GASPERONI Cristian | 5 | - | 5 | - |