Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP de Suisse 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 18 | 8 | 10 | - |
| 2 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | FARESIN Gianni | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | ZÜLLE Alex | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 7 | ELLI Alberto | 13 | 9 | 4 | - |
| 8 | RICHARD Pascal | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | BOLTS Udo | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | PELLICIOLI Oscar | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | BALDATO Fabio | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | ZANINI Stefano | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | HEPPNER Jens | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 14 | TAFI Andrea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | FONDRIEST Maurizio | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | BALLERINI Franco | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | TCHMIL Andrei | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | SIMON François | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | MADOUAS Laurent | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |