Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 2 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 3 | KUIPER Hennie | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | DE MUYNCK Johan | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 6 | BORGUET Joseph | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | THURAU Dietrich | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | KELLY Sean | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 9 | PEETERS Ludo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | MAAS Jo | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 14 | VERLINDEN Gery | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | COLMAN Rudy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | OOSTERBOSCH Bert | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | JONKERS Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | PIRARD Frits | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | MAESSEN Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | COLYN Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | POISSONNIER Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VIGOUROUX Willy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | HUNT Derek | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | BROERS Johnny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | VAN HOLEN Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | WILLEMS Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | WIJNANDS Ad | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | NEVENS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | VERSLUYS Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |