Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Etoile des Espoirs 1971.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 2 | HOBAN Barry | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 3 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | THÉVENET Bernard | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 5 | GENTY Jean-Claude | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 6 | MARTELOZZO Pierre | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 7 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | MENARD Léon-Paul | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | BRIEND Gérard | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | CAMPANER Francis | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | MORTENSEN Leif | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | BOTHEREL Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | COQUERY François | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | SANQUER Jean-Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | HÉZARD Yves | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | MOLLET André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | MONEYRON Gerard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | MOLINÉRIS Jean-Luc | 0 | - | - | - |