Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Trophée des Grimpeurs 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 2 | ROCHE Stephen | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 3 | MOTTET Charly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | LELEU Philippe | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 5 | MORJEAN Stefan | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 6 | SIMON Jérôme | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | ROUX Denis | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 8 | ABADIE Henri | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | GARNIER Frédéric | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 10 | BRUYERE Bruno | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | JALABERT Laurent | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | MCLOUGHLIN Joey | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | BOCK Thierry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | PEYRAMAURE Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | ARNOULD Dominique | 0 | - | - | - |