Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1982.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 13 | 11 | - | 2 |
| 2 | BOURREAU Bernard | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 3 | MARTIN Raymond | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 4 | PERRET Patrick | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 5 | LE GUILLOUX Maurice | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 6 | LAURENT Michel | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 7 | SEZNEC Christian | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 8 | BERNAUDEAU Jean-René | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | KELLY Sean | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 10 | FERNÁNDEZ Alberto | 6 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 11 | LEJARRETA Ismael | 6 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 12 | BOLLE Thierry | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | LEJARRETA Marino | 5 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 14 | CHASSANG Jean | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 15 | BAZZO Pierre | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 16 | ALBELDA Francisco Ramon | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 17 | LUBBERDING Henk | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 18 | NILSSON Sven-Åke | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 19 | FRIOU Patrick | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 20 | GAUTHIER Jean-Louis | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |