Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Cronostaffetta 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE WITTE Ronald | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | ANTONINI Alessio | 9 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 3 | KNUDSEN Knut | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 4 | OSLER Marcello | 8 | 1 | 7 | - |
| 5 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |
| 6 | MOSER Francesco | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 7 | JOHANSSON Bernt | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 8 | MAERTENS Freddy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MARTINELLI Giuseppe | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 10 | MAZZANTINI Leonardo | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 11 | TOSONI Angelo | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 12 | BARONE Carmelo | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 13 | VISENTINI Roberto | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 14 | CONTINI Silvano | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | BERTACCO Tullio | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 16 | BRAUN Gregor | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 17 | PRIM Tommy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | SEGERSALL Alf | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | DE ROO Alain | 0 | - | - | - |