Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOTTO Jean | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | ADRIAENSENS Jan | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | DARRIGADE André | 10 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 4 | MARIGIL René | 10 | 3 | - | 7 |
| 5 | GAUTHIER Bernard | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 6 | MAHÉ François | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 7 | MANZANEQUE Fernando | 9 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 8 | ROBINSON Brian | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 9 | BERGAUD Louis | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 10 | PICOT Fernand | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 11 | JIMÉNEZ Antonio | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 12 | CAMPILLO Juan | 7 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 13 | PRIVAT René | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 14 | KARMANY Antonio | 6 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 15 | GRACZYK Jean | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | SCHMITZ Jean-Pierre | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 17 | BUSTO Emmanuel | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 18 | EVERAERT Pierre | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | HERNÁN Emilio | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 20 | LE DISSEZ André | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |