Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1987.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 18 | 16 | - | 2 |
| 2 | CHOZAS Eduardo | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | VALLET Bernard | 10 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 4 | GAUTHIER Jean-Louis | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 5 | PEETERS Ludo | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | RODRÍGUEZ MAGRO Jesús | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 8 | AJA Enrique Alberto | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 9 | DE WOLF Fons | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 10 | BÉRARD Charly | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 11 | GAVILLET Bernard | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | DA SILVA Acácio | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | BRUN Frédéric | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 14 | SIMON Pascal | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 15 | GARDE Dominique | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 16 | MÄCHLER Erich | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 17 | FERRETTI Antonio | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | POISSONNIER Philippe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | TACKAERT William | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 20 | CLÈRE Régis | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |