Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Ronde van Vlaanderen 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDATO Fabio | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | ZABEL Erik | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 22 | 11 | - | 11 |
| 4 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | TOSATTO Matteo | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | HINCAPIE George | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | O'GRADY Stuart | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 10 | MENGIN Christophe | 12 | 11 | - | 1 |
| 11 | WESEMANN Steffen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | HORRILLO Pedro | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | IVANOV Sergei | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | HUNTER Robert | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | GUESDON Frédéric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | HUSHOVD Thor | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | DE JONGH Steven | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | GRABSCH Bert | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | STEELS Tom | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |