Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1971.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | POULIDOR Raymond | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 3 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 12 | 7 | - | 5 |
| 4 | JANSSEN Jan | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 5 | LETORT Désiré | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | SCHUTZ Edy | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | AIMAR Lucien | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | GENET Jean-Pierre | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 9 | SPRUYT Jos | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | CHAPPE Georges | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 11 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | OCAÑA Luis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | DELISLE Raymond | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | HUYSMANS Jos | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 15 | MONTY Willy | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 16 | MERCKX Eddy | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 17 | RAYMOND Christian | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 18 | GROSSKOST Charly | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | VAN NESTE Willy | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 20 | LABOURDETTE Bernard | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |