Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GALDOS Francisco | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 5 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 6 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | KUIPER Hennie | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | OVION Régis | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 9 | DEMEYER Marc | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | ESCLASSAN Jacques | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 11 | BOURREAU Bernard | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 12 | MARTIN Raymond | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 13 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 14 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 15 | WELLENS Paul | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 16 | DILLEN René | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 17 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 18 | PRONK Bert | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | LE GUILLOUX Maurice | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 20 | VANDI Alfio | 3 | - | 3 | - |