Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZABEL Erik | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 23 | 12 | - | 11 |
| 3 | CUESTA Iñigo | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | ARRIETA José Luis | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | RUBIERA José Luis | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | REBELLIN Davide | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | SASTRE Carlos | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | TOSATTO Matteo | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | BETTINI Paolo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 16 | 6 | 10 | - |
| 11 | GARATE Juan Manuel | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | HALGAND Patrice | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | HORRILLO Pedro | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | NIERMANN Grischa | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | FERNÁNDEZ Bingen | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | CASAR Sandy | 10 | 7 | 3 | - |
| 19 | FREIRE Óscar | 10 | 5 | - | 5 |
| 20 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |