Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 2 | BÉON Patrick | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 3 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 4 | PLET Eugène | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 5 | BAZZO Pierre | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6 | SCHIPPER Adri Jos | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 7 | FRIOU Patrick | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | GAUTHIER Jean-Louis | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | BITTINGER René | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | MUSELET Christian | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | ALING Jan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN KATWIJK Fons | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | MICHAUD Jacques | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | VANOVERSCHELDE Didier | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | LEVAVASSEUR Christian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | BONNET Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | THÉVENARD Patrice | 0 | - | - | - |