Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Eschborn-Frankfurt 1968.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 2 | PUSCHEL Dieter | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 3 | BRANDS Frans | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 4 | ZIMMERMANN André | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DESMET Gilbert | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 6 | KUNDE Karl-Heinz | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | SELS Ward | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 8 | VAN DONGEN Leo | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 9 | FORÉ Noël | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | PLANCKAERT Willy | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11 | HUYSMANS Jos | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 12 | BOCKLANT Willy | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 13 | SWERTS Roger | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 14 | DE PAUW Noël | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 15 | MAURER Rolf | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 16 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | DUMONT Jean | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | MILLIOT Roger | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 19 | SCHEPERS Wim | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | PFENNINGER Louis | 1 | 1 | - | - |