Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Ronde van Vlaanderen 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDATO Fabio | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | BROCHARD Laurent | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | ALDAG Rolf | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | ZABEL Erik | 16 | 11 | - | 5 |
| 7 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | TAFI Andrea | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | LODA Nicola | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | KNAVEN Servais | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | WAUTERS Marc | 13 | 12 | - | 1 |
| 12 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 13 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 13 | 11 | - | 2 |
| 14 | GUIDI Fabrizio | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | DEKKER Erik | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | FARAZIJN Peter | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | WESEMANN Steffen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 19 | VAN BON Léon | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 20 | HINCAPIE George | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |