Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships - TTT 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | TOSATTO Matteo | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | MENCHOV Denis | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | SØRENSEN Nicki | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | VOIGT Jens | 18 | 15 | 3 | - |
| 7 | CASAR Sandy | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | CODOL Massimo | 16 | - | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | KARPETS Vladimir | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 15 | 12 | - | 3 |
| 14 | GILBERT Philippe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Vladimir | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 16 | QUINZIATO Manuel | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | ASTARLOZA Mikel | 13 | 8 | - | 5 |
| 18 | PINOTTI Marco | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | GUTIÉRREZ José Iván | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | BOONEN Tom | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |