Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta al País Vasco 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZÜLLE Alex | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | FARESIN Gianni | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | BÖLTS Udo | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | PICCOLI Mariano | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | DUFAUX Laurent | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | OLANO Abraham | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | ZANINI Stefano | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | TONKOV Pavel | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | BELLI Wladimir | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | GOTTI Ivan | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | GUERINI Giuseppe | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | GARMENDIA Aitor | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | SHEFER Alexandre | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | ALDAG Rolf | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | NOÈ Andrea | 12 | - | 8 | 4 |
| 17 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | CUESTA Iñigo | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | ARRIETA José Luis | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | SIMONI Gilberto | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 |