Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour of Qatar 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELO Marco | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | TOSATTO Matteo | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | TRENTI Guido | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 6 | ONGARATO Alberto | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | FURLAN Angelo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | MILLAR David | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |
| 10 | PETITO Roberto | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | DE JONGH Steven | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | DEAN Julian | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | RENIER Franck | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | RIGHI Daniele | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | HØJ Frank | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | BOONEN Tom | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 17 | BOSSONI Paolo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | BERTOGLIATI Rubens | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | GÓMEZ Ángel | 6 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | GESLIN Anthony | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |