Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Olympic Games Road Race 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REBELLIN Davide | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | SASTRE Carlos | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | BETTINI Paolo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 16 | 6 | 10 | - |
| 5 | O'GRADY Stuart | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | HINCAPIE George | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | AERTS Mario | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | BOTERO Santiago | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | VOIGT Jens | 13 | 11 | 2 | - |
| 10 | MENCHOV Denis | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | VANDE VELDE Christian | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | BRANDT Christophe | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | HUNTER Robert | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | DEAN Julian | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | IVANOV Sergei | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | VALJAVEC Tadej | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Vladimir | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 19 | PELLIZOTTI Franco | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | FREIRE Óscar | 10 | 5 | - | 5 |