Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium International 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THÉVENET Bernard | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | MENDES Fernando dos Reis Dias | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | FUCHS Josef | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | BOURREAU Bernard | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 6 | MARTIN Raymond | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 7 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 8 | OVION Régis | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 9 | MOLLET André | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 10 | LE GUILLOUX Maurice | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 11 | HÉZARD Yves | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 12 | MATHIS Hubert | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 13 | BERNAUDEAU Jean-René | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | HINAULT Bernard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | FRIOU Patrick | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | BOLLE Thierry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | BOSSIS Jacques | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 18 | DIDIER Lucien | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | CHASSANG Jean | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 20 | BAZZO Pierre | 4 | 4 | - | - |