Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 2008.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZABEL Erik | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | MCEWEN Robbie | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | REBELLIN Davide | 19 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | TOSATTO Matteo | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | BETTINI Paolo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | GARATE Juan Manuel | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | MOERENHOUT Koos | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | AERTS Mario | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | BARANOWSKI Dariusz | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | MILLAR David | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | HUNTER Robert | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | CASAR Sandy | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | DEAN Julian | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | JOACHIM Benoît | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | FREIRE Óscar | 11 | 5 | - | 6 |
| 17 | ŠTANGELJ Gorazd | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | DE JONGH Steven | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Vladimir | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | CUNEGO Damiano | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 |