Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 3 | ESPARZA Manuel | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DE MUYNCK Johan | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | MENDES Fernando dos Reis Dias | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | ALFONSEL Bernardo | 9 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 8 | BOURREAU Bernard | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 9 | MARTIN Raymond | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 10 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 11 | HÉZARD Yves | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 12 | MOLLET André | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 13 | MARTINEZ Paulino | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | PRONK Bert | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | LAURENT Michel | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 16 | SEZNEC Christian | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 17 | MATHIS Hubert | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 18 | KELLY Sean | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 19 | HINAULT Bernard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | VILLEMIANE Pierre-Raymond | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |