Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships ME - ITT 2002.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | DURAND Jacky | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | KNAVEN Servais | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | WAUTERS Marc | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 5 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | GONZÁLEZ DE GALDEANO Igor | 9 | 2 | - | 7 |
| 7 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | BOTERO Santiago | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | MOREAU Christophe | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 10 | HUNTER Robert | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MILLAR David | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 12 | AZEVEDO José Bento | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | JOACHIM Benoît | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 14 | KJÆRGAARD Steffen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | GONZÁLEZ Aitor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | BELOHVOŠČIKS Raivis | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 18 | BROŻYNA Tomasz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | O'NEILL Nathan | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | PESCHEL Uwe | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |