Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Sparkassen Giro 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | MCEWEN Robbie | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | HEPPNER Jens | 14 | 9 | 5 | - |
| 4 | VASSEUR Cédric | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 6 | O'GRADY Stuart | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | BESSY Frédéric | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | AERTS Mario | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MARICHAL Thierry | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | CORDES Tom | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | MCGEE Bradley | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 12 | BRANDT Christophe | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 13 | BOVEN Jan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | CORTINOVIS Alessandro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | RASMUSSEN Michael | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | GATES Nick | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 17 | COOKE Baden | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 18 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 19 | LUDEWIG Jörg | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 20 | BURGOS Nacor | 5 | - | - | 5 |