Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 1982.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIEM Cees | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 2 | RAAS Jan | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 3 | FRIOU Patrick | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 4 | BITTINGER René | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 5 | DEMIERRE Serge | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | BEUCHERIE Serge | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | TINAZZI Marcel | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 8 | BONNET Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | HOSTE Frank | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | VAN VLIET Leo | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | CLERC Patrick | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | MENTHÉOUR Pierre-Henri | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | GREZET Jean-Marie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | GLAUS Gilbert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | RUSSENBERGER Marcel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | DALL'ARMELLINA Éric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | STEPHAN Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |