Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2009.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARRIETA José Luis | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | GARATE Juan Manuel | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | MOREAU Christophe | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 5 | LEFÈVRE Laurent | 11 | 9 | 2 | - |
| 6 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | VOGONDY Nicolas | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | VOECKLER Thomas | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | MONCOUTIÉ David | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VALVERDE Alejandro | 9 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 11 | KROON Karsten | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | VERHEYEN Geert | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | VAN GOOLEN Jurgen | 8 | - | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | PINEAU Jérôme | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 15 | HØJ Frank | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | SCHOLZ Ronny | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 17 | KRIVTSOV Yuriy | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | FÉDRIGO Pierrick | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 19 | WEGMANN Fabian | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 20 | JÉGOU Lilian | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |