Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Etoile des Espoirs 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | LABOURDETTE Bernard | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 3 | GROSSKOST Charly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | GUYOT Bernard | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 5 | PARENTEAU Jean-Pierre | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 6 | DELÉPINE Régis | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 7 | GRELIN René | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VASSEUR Sylvain | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 9 | VAN RYCKEGHEM Daniel | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | MARTELOZZO Pierre | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | VASSEUR Alain | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 12 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | CAMPANER Francis | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 14 | MONEYRON Gerard | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | BOTHEREL Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | MARTIN Raymond | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | OVION Régis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | LE GUILLOUX Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | MOLLET André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | SIBILLE Guy | 0 | - | - | - |