Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta al País Vasco 2001.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZÜLLE Alex | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | PODENZANA Massimo | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | FARESIN Gianni | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | CABELLO Francisco | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | ELLI Alberto | 15 | 11 | 4 | - |
| 8 | TONKOV Pavel | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | BÖLTS Udo | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | OLANO Abraham | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | TAFI Andrea | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | ZANINI Stefano | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | BELLI Wladimir | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | FORCONI Riccardo | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | TETERIOUK Andrei | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | GUERINI Giuseppe | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | GARCÍA CASAS Felix Manuel | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | GARMENDIA Aitor | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | ALDAG Rolf | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |