Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Elfstedenronde 1956.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSSEEL André | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2 | DE MULDER Marcel | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 3 | BAEYENS Armand | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 4 | DE SMET René | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 5 | BELLAY Jean | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 6 | WAMBEKE Basiel | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 7 | VAN DEN BRANDE Alfons | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | NEYT Maurice | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | MATHYS Lucien | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | MERTENS René | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | DEFOUR Robert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | DE LATHOUWER Léon | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | VAN DER LIJKE Piet | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | DE FEYTER Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | DE BOITSELEIR Edward | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | DE KEYZER Antoine | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | DE ROO Roland | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | TAILLIEU Lucien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VERPLAETSE Roger | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | DE VALCK Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | JOYE Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DEVOS Boudewijn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | CEULEMANS John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | BUYS Marcel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DE CLERCQ Roger | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | TRUYE Willy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | RIJCKAERT Marcel | 0 | - | - | - |