Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Elfstedenronde 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN EST Wim | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | VAN STEENBERGEN Rik | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | HOEVENAERS Jos | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 4 | VAN MEENEN René | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | SEVEREYNS Emiel | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MATHYS Lucien | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | FORÉ Noël | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8 | DECABOOTER Arthur | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | SWEECK Alfons | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | SEYNAEVE Marcel | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN GOMPEL Jan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN VAERENBERGH Gustave | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | THIÉLIN Gérard | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | BORRA Gabriel | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | VAN HUYCK Louis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | BUTZEN Willy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | CLOAREC André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | WARTEL Victor | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | GAUDRILLET Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | DECLERCQ Oswald | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | TUYTENS Fernand | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VAN DER KLUNDERT Jacques | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VERLINDEN Hugo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | ROSSEEL Léopold | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | JOOSEN Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | NOYELLE André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VANDERVEKEN René | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | GERUSSI Elio | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | MARTINATO Bruno | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | AERENHOUTS Frans | 0 | - | - | - |