Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Milano-Sanremo 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | BRAMATI Davide | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | BALDATO Fabio | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | BROCHARD Laurent | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | ALDAG Rolf | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | HAMBURGER Bo | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | ZABEL Erik | 16 | 11 | - | 5 |
| 11 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | EDO Ángel | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | PERON Andrea | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | TAFI Andrea | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | VELO Marco | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | MCEWEN Robbie | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | LAISEKA Roberto | 14 | 3 | - | 11 |
| 20 | ARRIETA José Luis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 |