Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZÜLLE Alex | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 3 | DURAND Jacky | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | OLANO Abraham | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | BOARDMAN Chris | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 6 | VAN PETEGEM Peter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | KNAVEN Servais | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 8 | MEIER Roland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | BOOGERD Michael | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 10 | MERCKX Axel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | JULICH Bobby | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | MOERENHOUT Koos | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | O'GRADY Stuart | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | BARANOWSKI Dariusz | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | JAKSCHE Jörg | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | MATTAN Nico | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | STREEL Marc | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 20 | BASSONS Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VAN MALDERGHEM Steven | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | HØJ Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | D'HOLLANDER Glenn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | THIJS Erwin | 0 | - | - | - |