Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Eschborn-Frankfurt 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 13 | 8 | - | 5 |
| 2 | AIMAR Lucien | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | JANSSEN Jan | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 4 | KARSTENS Gerben | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 5 | BELLONE Gilbert | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 6 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MERCKX Eddy | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 8 | MOTTA Gianni | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |
| 9 | IN 'T VEN Willy | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 10 | GROSSKOST Charly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | PEFFGEN Wilfried | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | SCHEPERS Wim | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 13 | LEMAN Eric | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 14 | BERLAND Roland | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 15 | PINTENS Georges | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 16 | CREPALDI Ottavio | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 17 | ROSIERS Roger | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 18 | RUB Kurt | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 19 | PETTERSSON Tomas | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 20 | VANTYGHEM Noël | 1 | - | - | 1 |