Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Gent-Wevelgem 1974.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | POULIDOR Raymond | 15 | 11 | - | 4 |
| 3 | SWERTS Roger | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | HUYSMANS Jos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | MERCKX Eddy | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | HOBAN Barry | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 7 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | PASSUELLO Adriano | 10 | 1 | 9 | - |
| 9 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | IN 'T VEN Willy | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 11 | GODEFROOT Walter | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | RIOTTE Raymond | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 13 | DAVID Wilfried | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 14 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 15 | CATIEAU José | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 16 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 17 | ROTA Attilio | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| 18 | PRINSEN Wim | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 19 | PIJNEN René | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 20 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 5 | 5 | - | - |