Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de France 2011.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | TOSATTO Matteo | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | GARATE Juan Manuel | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | O'GRADY Stuart | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | MILLAR David | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | SZMYD Sylwester | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | HINCAPIE George | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | DEAN Julian | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | VANDE VELDE Christian | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | VOIGT Jens | 16 | 13 | 3 | - |
| 12 | NIERMANN Grischa | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | TIRALONGO Paolo | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | ENGELS Addy | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 15 | CASAR Sandy | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | CUNEGO Damiano | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | HUSHOVD Thor | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | HINAULT Sébastien | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 |