Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour of Qatar 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | BRAMATI Davide | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | ZANINI Stefano | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | TAFI Andrea | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | LODA Nicola | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | MCEWEN Robbie | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | NARDELLO Daniele | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | KNAVEN Servais | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | GUIDI Fabrizio | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | MILESI Marco | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | ANDRIOTTO Dario | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | TRENTI Guido | 11 | - | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | VAN BON Léon | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 15 | MERCKX Axel | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | HOFFMAN Tristan | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | IVANOV Sergei | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | VAN HEESWIJK Max | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | NAZON Damien | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |