Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Milano-Sanremo 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUIPER Hennie | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | LEJARRETA Marino | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | KELLY Sean | 14 | 9 | - | 5 |
| 5 | SARONNI Giuseppe | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | VISENTINI Roberto | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | LEALI Bruno | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 8 | LUBBERDING Henk | 13 | 11 | 2 | - |
| 9 | MASCIARELLI Palmiro | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | VANOTTI Ennio | 12 | 2 | 10 | - |
| 11 | BONTEMPI Guido | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | AMADORI Marino | 11 | - | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | NULENS Guy | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | DELGADO Pedro | 11 | 5 | - | 6 |
| 16 | PEETERS Ludo | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | CONTINI Silvano | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 18 | RODRÍGUEZ MAGRO Jesús | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 20 | NORIS Mario | 9 | - | 9 | - |