Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro d'Italia 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSER Aldo | 19 | - | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | BALMAMION Franco | 15 | 5 | 10 | - |
| 3 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | POGGIALI Roberto | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | CHIAPPANO Carlo | 12 | 3 | 9 | - |
| 6 | ZILIOLI Italo | 11 | 2 | 9 | - |
| 7 | GIMONDI Felice | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | SCHIAVON Silvano | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | COLOMBO Ugo | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 10 | PERURENA Domingo | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | BITOSSI Franco | 11 | 2 | 9 | - |
| 12 | DANCELLI Michele | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | ZANDEGÙ Dino | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | MICHELOTTO Claudio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | SPRUYT Jos | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | SWERTS Roger | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 18 | BASSO Marino | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 19 | POLIDORI Giancarlo | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 20 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |