Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEJARRETA Marino | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | LAGUÍA José Luis | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | PINO Álvaro | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | DELGADO Pedro | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | HERNÁNDEZ Carlos | 13 | 6 | - | 7 |
| 6 | MUJIKA Jokin | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | INDURAIN Miguel | 10 | 5 | - | 5 |
| 8 | GASTÓN Iñaki | 10 | 5 | - | 5 |
| 9 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | HERMANS Mathieu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | DHAENENS Rudy | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 12 | ROOKS Steven | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MARTINEZ Juan Tomas | 7 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | DOMÍNGUEZ Manuel Jorge | 7 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 15 | BREUKINK Erik | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 16 | CORREDOR Edgar | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 17 | CLAVEYROLAT Thierry | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 18 | THEUNISSE Gert-Jan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | ESPARZA Antonio | 5 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 20 | ALCALÁ Raúl | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |