Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Tours 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUBBERDING Henk | 17 | 13 | 4 | - |
| 2 | KELLY Sean | 17 | 11 | - | 6 |
| 3 | VANOTTI Ennio | 16 | 4 | 12 | - |
| 4 | LEALI Bruno | 15 | 6 | 9 | - |
| 5 | BONTEMPI Guido | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | AMADORI Marino | 13 | - | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | HOSTE Frank | 13 | 8 | 5 | - |
| 8 | MARTENS René | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 9 | ROSOLA Paolo | 12 | - | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | FIGNON Laurent | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | DA SILVA Acácio | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | PETITO Giuseppe | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 14 | MÄCHLER Erich | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | GARDE Dominique | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | BOMBINI Emanuele | 10 | - | 9 | 1 |
| 18 | SALVADOR Ennio | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | ZADROBILEK Gerhard | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | ANDERSON Phil | 10 | 8 | 2 | - |