Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Camembert 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 13 | 12 | - | 1 |
| 2 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 4 | LEGEAY Roger | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | MARTIN Raymond | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 6 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 7 | HÉZARD Yves | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 8 | MOLLET André | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 9 | SEZNEC Christian | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 10 | MATHIS Hubert | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VILLEMIANE Pierre-Raymond | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 12 | ARBÈS Hubert | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 13 | CHASSANG Jean | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 14 | BAZZO Pierre | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 15 | FRIOU Patrick | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | SANDERS Dominique | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | VALLET Bernard | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 18 | LEVAVASSEUR Christian | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 19 | SALM Roland | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 20 | MICHEL Jean-Marie | 2 | 2 | - | - |