Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Ronde van Nederland 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 18 | 8 | 10 | - |
| 2 | RIIS Bjarne | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | USHAKOV Serhiy | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 5 | POLI Eros | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | MEINERT-NIELSEN Peter | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 8 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | VOSKAMP Bart | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | DÍAZ DE OTAZU Luis María | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | ALDAG Rolf | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MINALI Nicola | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 14 | HOFFMAN Tristan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | STRAZZER Massimo | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | BLIJLEVENS Jeroen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | PIERDOMENICO Germano | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | CREPALDI Mirco | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |