Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 1991.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YATES Sean | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | CHIOCCIOLI Franco | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| 4 | MARIE Thierry | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | BREUKINK Erik | 9 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 6 | PEIPER Allan | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | NIJDAM Jelle | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VELDSCHOLTEN Gerard | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 9 | DERNIES Michel | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 10 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MAASSEN Frans | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 12 | MUSEEUW Johan | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 13 | WEGMULLER Thomas | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 14 | JASKUŁA Zenon | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | VAN HOOYDONCK Edwig | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 16 | VAN ITTERBEECK Benjamin | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | MATTHEUS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | LODGE Harry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | WALTON Brian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | STURGESS Colin | 0 | - | - | - |