Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 2012.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAN Julian | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | FREIRE Óscar | 17 | 8 | - | 9 |
| 4 | RODRÍGUEZ Joaquim | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | VOECKLER Thomas | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | LASTRAS Pablo | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | POPOVYCH Yaroslav | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 15 | 12 | - | 3 |
| 9 | GILBERT Philippe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | NOCENTINI Rinaldo | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Vladimir | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | KROON Karsten | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | WIGGINS Bradley | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | DE WEERT Kevin | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | CAVENDISH Mark | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | BOONEN Tom | 12 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 18 | VALVERDE Alejandro | 12 | 5 | - | 7 |
| 19 | HANSEN Adam | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | WEGMANN Fabian | 10 | 7 | 3 | - |