Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour Down Under 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | MCEWEN Robbie | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | O'GRADY Stuart | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | VOIGT Jens | 17 | 14 | 3 | - |
| 5 | FREIRE Óscar | 16 | 7 | - | 9 |
| 6 | CASAR Sandy | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | HUNTER Robert | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | HONDO Danilo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | BENNATI Daniele | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | QUINZIATO Manuel | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | KLIER Andreas | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | LÓPEZ David | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | GUTIÉRREZ José Iván | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | GUESDON Frédéric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | VALVERDE Alejandro | 10 | 4 | - | 6 |
| 16 | FLORENCIO Xavier | 10 | 3 | - | 7 |
| 17 | RENSHAW Mark | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | ROGERS Michael | 9 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 19 | SABATINI Fabio | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | GERRANS Simon | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |