Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Eschborn-Frankfurt 1974.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | HUYSMANS Jos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | MERCKX Eddy | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 11 | 4 | 7 | - |
| 5 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | GODEFROOT Walter | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | DAVID Wilfried | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 9 | PFENNINGER Louis | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 10 | DE WITTE Ronald | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 11 | PIJNEN René | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 12 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 13 | VERBEECK Frans | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 14 | ROSIERS Roger | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 15 | TABAK Tino | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | DIERICKX André | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 17 | BATTAGLIN Giovanni | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 18 | VRANCKEN Jo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | VAN DER LEEUW Theo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | DEMEYER Marc | 1 | 1 | - | - |