Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour of Qatar 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCEWEN Robbie | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | HUSHOVD Thor | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 15 | 9 | - | 6 |
| 4 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | HUNTER Robert | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | VANOTTI Alessandro | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | CANCELLARA Fabian | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | EISEL Bernhard | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | GILBERT Philippe | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | BOONEN Tom | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 11 | BARRY Michael | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | POZZATO Filippo | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | CAVENDISH Mark | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | RENSHAW Mark | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | DELAGE Mickaël | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | KNEES Christian | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | SABATINI Fabio | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | FARRAR Tyler | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | IRIZAR Markel | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | IGNATIEV Mikhail | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |