Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris-Bruxelles 1987.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUIPER Hennie | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | KELLY Sean | 14 | 9 | - | 5 |
| 4 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | ANDERSON Phil | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 7 | WIJNANTS Ludwig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | LIECKENS Jozef | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 10 | DE WILDE Etienne | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 11 | MARIE Thierry | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 12 | ARRAS Wim | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 13 | PIETERS Peter | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 14 | DALGAL Walter | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | VERHOEVEN Nico | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 16 | D'HONDT Robert | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 17 | DEMOL Dirk | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | COLYN Luc | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | VAN POPPEL Jean-Paul | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 20 | HAFLIGER Othmar | 1 | - | 1 | - |