Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Circuit des Boucles de la Seine 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 15 | 11 | - | 4 |
| 2 | LABOURDETTE Bernard | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 3 | PARENTEAU Jean-Pierre | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 4 | THÉVENET Bernard | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 5 | VASSEUR Sylvain | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 6 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 8 | CAMPANER Francis | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | BOTHEREL Jacques | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | SANTY Alain | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | BESNARD Gérard | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12 | FUSSIEN Jean-Jacques | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | AIGUESPARSES Claude | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | GUITARD Jean-Pierre | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | BOISHARDY Marcel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | MARTIN Raymond | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | ROQUES Michel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | NOGUES Alain | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | RICHARD Jean-Paul | 0 | - | - | - |