Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JALABERT Laurent | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | GUERINI Giuseppe | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | CASERO Ángel Luis | 12 | 5 | - | 7 |
| 4 | CONTRINI Daniele | 6 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | WERNER Jürgen | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | DE JONGH Steven | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | PIZIKS Arvis | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 8 | SCHAFFRATH Jan | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | NIERMANN Grischa | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | BONČA Valter | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 11 | PESCHEL Uwe | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | SCHMIDT Torsten | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 13 | ENGELS Addy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | GRABSCH Ralf | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | ASMAKER Olivier | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 16 | BOERMAN Coen | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 17 | DUIJN Marcel | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 18 | YAKOVLEV Serguei | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 19 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | RICH Michael | 1 | - | - | 1 |