Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris-Nice 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | PINO Álvaro | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | DELGADO Pedro | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | DIETZEN Reimund | 12 | 5 | - | 7 |
| 5 | GOROSPE Julián | 12 | 5 | - | 7 |
| 6 | HOSTE Frank | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 7 | WINNEN Peter | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | PETITO Giuseppe | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | FIGNON Laurent | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | CARITOUX Éric | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | MILLAR Robert | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | BAGOT Jean-Claude | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | SIMON Pascal | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 15 | MADIOT Marc | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 16 | RAMIREZ Martin Alonso | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | INDURAIN Miguel | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 18 | ROCHE Stephen | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 19 | DIERICKX Marc | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 20 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 7 | 7 | - | - |