Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Milano-Sanremo 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | TOSATTO Matteo | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | O'GRADY Stuart | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | MILLAR David | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | HINCAPIE George | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DI LUCA Danilo | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | FREIRE Óscar | 16 | 7 | - | 9 |
| 10 | CUNEGO Damiano | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | HINAULT Sébastien | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | MARTÍNEZ Egoi | 15 | 8 | - | 7 |
| 13 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | HUNTER Robert | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | MAZZANTI Luca | 13 | 1 | 12 | - |
| 17 | LASTRAS Pablo | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | HONDO Danilo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | RIGHI Daniele | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | CANCELLARA Fabian | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |