Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of A Travers Lausanne 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 15 | 11 | - | 4 |
| 2 | GIMONDI Felice | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | MERCKX Eddy | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | OCAÑA Luis | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | MANZANEQUE Jesús | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | THÉVENET Bernard | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 9 | OVION Régis | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | ZWEIFEL Albert | 0 | - | - | - |