Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Elfstedenronde 1965.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SORGELOOS Edgard | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | VAN LOOY Rik | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | AERENHOUTS Frans | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | KERCKHOVE Norbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | SIMPSON Tom | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 6 | DE WOLF Henri | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 7 | LAUWERS Jan | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | ROMAN Clément | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | VANCONINGSLOO Georges | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | VAN DE KERCKHOVE Bernard | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | MONTY Willy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | JANSSENS Ludo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | VANDENBERGHE Georges | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | SCRAYEN Hugo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | DE WIT Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | TROONBEECKX Lode | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN DEN EYNDE Willy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VAN DEN NESTE Leopold | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | MAES Mathieu | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | MATHY Joseph | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | BOONEN Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | GLEMSER Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | DE JAGER Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DE PAUW Noël | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DESMET Gustaaf | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | SERCU Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | HUYSMANS Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | PLANCKAERT Willy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | STEVENS Julien | 0 | - | - | - |