Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Châteauroux - Limoges 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 3 | VILLEMIANE Pierre-Raymond | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 4 | BECAAS Bernard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | ARBÈS Hubert | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 6 | BONNET Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 7 | MICHAUD Jacques | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | VIGNERON Alain | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | LE BIGAUT Pierre | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | GAGNIER Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | CORNELISE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | CLERC Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | CHAURIN Jean-François | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | BÉRARD Charly | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | RODRIGUEZ Jean-François | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | LE BRIS Jean-Paul | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | SPINELLI Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | ROQUETA Regis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | MADIOT Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | POISSON Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DURANT Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | GARDE Dominique | 0 | - | - | - |