Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 1990.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEJARRETA Marino | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | CHOZAS Eduardo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | KELLY Sean | 18 | 12 | - | 6 |
| 4 | DELGADO Pedro | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | RODRÍGUEZ MAGRO Jesús | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | ECHAVE Federico | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | WINNEN Peter | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | MÄCHLER Erich | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | CASSANI Davide | 12 | 4 | 8 | - |
| 11 | ANDERSON Phil | 12 | 9 | 3 | - |
| 12 | MILLAR Robert | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | INDURAIN Miguel | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 15 | BOMBINI Emanuele | 11 | - | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | ZADROBILEK Gerhard | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | LEMOND Greg | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | GASTÓN Iñaki | 11 | 5 | - | 6 |
| 19 | RUÍZ CABESTANY Pello | 11 | 4 | - | 7 |
| 20 | GIOVANNETTI Marco | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 |