Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour Down Under 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | SIMONI Gilberto | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | MCEWEN Robbie | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 13 | 11 | - | 2 |
| 5 | FARAZIJN Peter | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | CHAURREAU Íñigo | 11 | 4 | - | 7 |
| 7 | O'GRADY Stuart | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 8 | AERTS Mario | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | PIERI Dario | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | ORIOL Christophe | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 11 | WHITE Matthew | 6 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | PEREZ CUAPIO Julio Alberto | 6 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | HALGAND Patrice | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | HINAULT Sébastien | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 15 | NOZAL Isidro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | BALIANI Fortunato | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| 17 | ASTARLOZA Mikel | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 18 | VOGELS Henk | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 19 | GATES Nick | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 20 | RIGHI Daniele | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |