Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro d'Italia 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORNARA Pasquale | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | BOTELLA Salvador | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | COUVREUR Hilaire | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | BAFFI Pierino | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | BAHAMONTES Federico Martín | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | GALDEANO Jesús | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | PADOVAN Arrigo | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | IMPANIS Raymond | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | DEFILIPPIS Nino | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | GAUL Charly | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | ERNZER Marcel | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | PETTINATI Giovanni | 11 | - | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | BENEDETTI Rino | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | CONTERNO Angelo | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | COLETTO Agostino | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 16 | POBLET Miguel | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | SUÁREZ Antonio | 10 | 4 | - | 6 |
| 18 | BARTOLOZZI Waldemaro | 9 | 1 | 8 | - |
| 19 | FALASCHI Roberto | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | PINTARELLI Giuseppe | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |