Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta al País Vasco 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELLI Wladimir | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | NOÈ Andrea | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | BELTRÁN Manuel | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | CUESTA Iñigo | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | RUBIERA José Luis | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | LUTTENBERGER Peter | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | HERAS Roberto | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | ROUS Didier | 14 | 11 | - | 3 |
| 12 | ARRIETA José Luis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | REBELLIN Davide | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | FRIGO Dario | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | PADRNOS Pavel | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | HONCHAR Serhiy | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | GARZELLI Stefano | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | SAVOLDELLI Paolo | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | BOOGERD Michael | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | ETXEBARRIA David | 12 | 7 | - | 5 |