Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Japan Cup Cycle Road Race 2001.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMONI Gilberto | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | FARAZIJN Peter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | SERPELLINI Marco | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | CODOL Massimo | 7 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 6 | LAMOUR Claude | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 7 | PEERS Chris | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 8 | PLANCKAERT Jo | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 9 | LUDEWIG Jörg | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | D'HOLLANDER Glenn | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 11 | VAN LANCKER Kurt | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 12 | BRANDT Christophe | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 13 | SUZUKI Shinri | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | SHIBUYA Junichi | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | IMANISHI Hisafumi | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | MUÑOZ Guillem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | SIDLER Christian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | EVANS Cadel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | ELMIGER Martin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | HIROSE Yoshimasa | 0 | - | - | - |