Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships ME - ITT 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | JULICH Bobby | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 4 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 10 | 3 | 7 | - |
| 5 | MOREAU Christophe | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 6 | HRUŠKA Jan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 8 | MENCHOV Denis | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 9 | BLAUDZUN Michael | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 11 | GUTIÉRREZ José Iván | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 12 | PINOTTI Marco | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 14 | BELOHVOŠČIKS Raivis | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 15 | HOSTE Leif | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 16 | ROGERS Michael | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | RICH Michael | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 18 | LANG Sebastian | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 19 | KASHECHKIN Andrey | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 20 | POSTHUMA Joost | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |