Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1977.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 18 | 14 | - | 4 |
| 2 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | HOBAN Barry | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 5 | PAOLINI Enrico | 12 | 3 | 9 | - |
| 6 | THÉVENET Bernard | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 7 | VASSEUR Sylvain | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |
| 8 | CAVERZASI Arnaldo | 9 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 9 | PÉRIN Michel | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 10 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 11 | CONATI Luciano | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 12 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 13 | ESCLASSAN Jacques | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 14 | MATHIS Hubert | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | LAURENT Michel | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | LE GUILLOUX Maurice | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | MESLET Alain | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | LALOUETTE Éric | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | PEETERS Ludo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | BUSOLINI Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |