Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt 2004.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALDAG Rolf | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | HEPPNER Jens | 14 | 9 | 5 | - |
| 3 | DE JONGH Steven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | HONDO Danilo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | NIERMANN Grischa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | SCHAFFRATH Jan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | ENGELS Addy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | BOVEN Jan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | SCHMIDT Torsten | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10 | STEINHAUSER Tobias | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11 | YAKOVLEV Serguei | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | GRABSCH Ralf | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | SCHRECK Stephan | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | LAGUNA Oscar | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 15 | HASELBACHER René | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 16 | EVANS Cadel | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | RASMUSSEN Michael | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | KONEČNÝ Tomáš | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | RICH Michael | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 20 | VAN DER VEN Remco | 2 | - | - | 2 |