Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEJARRETA Marino | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | MUÑOZ Pedro | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | KELLY Sean | 17 | 11 | - | 6 |
| 4 | ARNAUD Dominique | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | PINO Álvaro | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | DELGADO Pedro | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | RODRÍGUEZ MAGRO Jesús | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | ECHAVE Federico | 14 | 5 | - | 9 |
| 10 | AMADORI Marino | 13 | - | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | HERNÁNDEZ Carlos | 13 | 6 | - | 7 |
| 12 | FIGNON Laurent | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | DA SILVA Acácio | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | CARITOUX Éric | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | WINNEN Peter | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | AJA Enrique Alberto | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 17 | MÄCHLER Erich | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | CASSANI Davide | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 19 | MILLAR Robert | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | MUJIKA Jokin | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 |