Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Milano-Sanremo 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEJARRETA Marino | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | KELLY Sean | 16 | 10 | - | 6 |
| 3 | SARONNI Giuseppe | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | LEALI Bruno | 14 | 6 | 8 | - |
| 5 | BONTEMPI Guido | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | ARNAUD Dominique | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | CORTI Claudio | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | NULENS Guy | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | AMADORI Marino | 12 | - | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 11 | ECHAVE Federico | 12 | 4 | - | 8 |
| 12 | CONTINI Silvano | 11 | 2 | 9 | - |
| 13 | PETITO Giuseppe | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | FIGNON Laurent | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | DA SILVA Acácio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | GOMEZ Marc | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | CARITOUX Éric | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | BOMBINI Emanuele | 9 | - | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | BINCOLETTO Pierangelo | 9 | 2 | 7 | - |