Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de France 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEJARRETA Marino | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | LUBBERDING Henk | 16 | 12 | 4 | - |
| 3 | KELLY Sean | 16 | 10 | - | 6 |
| 4 | VANOTTI Ennio | 15 | 3 | 12 | - |
| 5 | ARNAUD Dominique | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | BONTEMPI Guido | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | VILAMAJO Jaime | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | PINO Álvaro | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | DELGADO Pedro | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | RODRÍGUEZ MAGRO Jesús | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | NULENS Guy | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | GOROSPE Julián | 13 | 5 | - | 8 |
| 15 | ECHAVE Federico | 13 | 4 | - | 9 |
| 16 | HOSTE Frank | 12 | 7 | 5 | - |
| 17 | MARTENS René | 12 | 8 | - | 4 |
| 18 | PEETERS Ludo | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FIGNON Laurent | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | DA SILVA Acácio | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |