Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Trofeo Laigueglia 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUGNO Gianni | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | MASSI Rodolfo | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | FARESIN Gianni | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | ELLI Alberto | 12 | 8 | 4 | - |
| 5 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | SALIGARI Marco | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 7 | BALDATO Fabio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | MADOUAS Laurent | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 9 | BALLERINI Franco | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | MOLINARI Maurizio | 7 | - | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | FERRIGATO Andrea | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 12 | PETITO Roberto | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 14 | GUALDI Mirko | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 17 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 18 | REBELLIN Davide | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | FRATTINI Francesco | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 20 | BARTOLI Michele | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |