Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Eddy Merckx 2000.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | TCHMIL Andrei | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | PEETERS Wilfried | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 4 | NARDELLO Daniele | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | KNAVEN Servais | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DEKKER Erik | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | WAUTERS Marc | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 8 | BOARDMAN Chris | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 9 | VAN PETEGEM Peter | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 11 | MERCKX Axel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | HAMILTON Tyler | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 13 | MATTAN Nico | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 14 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 15 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | VOIGT Jens | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | MARICHAL Thierry | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 18 | VANDE VELDE Christian | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 20 | STREEL Marc | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 21 | MILLAR David | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | VAN ROOSBROECK Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DE CLERCQ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | BRACKE Tony | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | THIJS Erwin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | HOSTE Leif | 0 | - | - | - |