Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | YATES Sean | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | HAMPSTEN Andrew | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 4 | MARIE Thierry | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | PEIPER Allan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | BUGNO Gianni | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 7 | NIJDAM Jelle | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 8 | PIASECKI Lech | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 9 | WAMPERS Jean-Marie | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 10 | BOMANS Carlo | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | MAASSEN Frans | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 12 | MUSEEUW Johan | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | GIESBERTS Ludo | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | VAN HOOYDONCK Edwig | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | SCHURER Eddy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | BRUYNEEL Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VAN DEN ABEELE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | WOODS Dean | 0 | - | - | - |