Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 1990.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | YATES Sean | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | DHAENENS Rudy | 9 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 4 | MARIE Thierry | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | MOTTET Charly | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | LAURITZEN Dag-Otto | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 8 | NIJDAM Jelle | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 9 | HAGHEDOOREN Paul | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 10 | DE WOLF Dirk | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DERNIES Michel | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 12 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | RUÉ Gérard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | STUTZ Werner | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 15 | MAASSEN Frans | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 16 | MUSEEUW Johan | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | WEGMULLER Thomas | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 18 | GELFI Luca | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 19 | GIESBERTS Ludo | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 20 | WOODS Dean | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 21 | WALTON Brian | 0 | - | - | - |