Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Eschborn-Frankfurt 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSCHEL Dieter | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | KUNDE Karl-Heinz | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 4 | DELISLE Raymond | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | GODEFROOT Walter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 7 | STEVENS Julien | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 8 | PINTENS Georges | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 9 | SCHEPERS Wim | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | BOULOUX Robert | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 11 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 12 | VANCONINGSLOO Georges | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 13 | DE WITTE Ronald | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 14 | DE GEEST Willy | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | VERBEECK Frans | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 16 | ROUXEL Charly | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 17 | MAES Marcel | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | DE KONING Mathijs | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | GILSON Roger | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 1 | - | - | 1 |