Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 1999.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIBBY Jesper | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 3 | PEETERS Wilfried | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 4 | WAUTERS Marc | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 5 | BOARDMAN Chris | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 6 | VAN PETEGEM Peter | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DEKKER Erik | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 8 | KNAVEN Servais | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 9 | STEELS Tom | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 10 | HAMILTON Tyler | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | JEMISON Marty | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | VOIGT Jens | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | STREEL Marc | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 16 | VANHAECKE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | BRUYLANDTS Dave | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | ROESEMS Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | D'HOLLANDER Glenn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | BRACKE Tony | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | CRETSKENS Wilfried | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | HOSTE Leif | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VAN DE WALLE Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | FOFONOV Dmitriy | 0 | - | - | - |