Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Tours 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAN Julian | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | HINAULT Sébastien | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 15 | 12 | - | 3 |
| 5 | PINEAU Jérôme | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | QUINZIATO Manuel | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | ASTARLOZA Mikel | 13 | 8 | - | 5 |
| 8 | KROON Karsten | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | CASPER Jimmy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | ZAUGG Oliver | 10 | - | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | DUQUE Leonardo Fabio | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | DELAGE Mickaël | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | KNEES Christian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | DUMOULIN Samuel | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 15 | PÉREZ Rubén | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |
| 16 | CLEMENT Stef | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | BALLAN Alessandro | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | STEEGMANS Gert | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | VAUGRENARD Benoît | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | COOKE Baden | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |