Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ME 2009.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCEWEN Robbie | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | O'GRADY Stuart | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | JALABERT Nicolas | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 4 | HUSHOVD Thor | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 11 | 6 | - | 5 |
| 6 | IVANOV Sergei | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | HINAULT Sébastien | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 9 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 10 | VOECKLER Thomas | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | GRABSCH Bert | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | KLIER Andreas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | VERHEYEN Geert | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | EISEL Bernhard | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | ARVESEN Kurt-Asle | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | GILBERT Philippe | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | BOONEN Tom | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 18 | HØJ Frank | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | QUINZIATO Manuel | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | LJUNGQVIST Marcus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |