Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Bordeaux - Paris 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTENS René | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 2 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 3 | GLAUS Gilbert | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 4 | MAS Gilles | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 5 | VANHAERENS Eddy | 5 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DALGAL Walter | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | RAULT Jean-François | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 8 | GOVAERTS Luc | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 9 | ABADIE Henri | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | HEIRWEG Dirk | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 11 | WIJNANT Willem | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | MEUWISSEN André | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | CHESNEAU Bernard | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | VERMOTE Michel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | BIBOLLET Michel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | DORGELO Henri | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VON NIEDERHAUSSEN Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | LAVENU Vincent | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | MULLAN John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | DAHLBERG Nathan | 0 | - | - | - |