Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 2001.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | FARESIN Gianni | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | VIRENQUE Richard | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | BROCHARD Laurent | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | VOSKAMP Bart | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | ALDAG Rolf | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | CUESTA Iñigo | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 12 | 9 | - | 3 |
| 13 | CASERO Ángel Luis | 12 | 5 | - | 7 |
| 14 | GIANETTI Mauro | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | TCHMIL Andrei | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | SPRUCH Zbigniew | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | SIMONI Gilberto | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | BELTRÁN Manuel | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | MUSEEUW Johan | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |