Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro dell'Emilia 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | GAVAZZI Pierino | 11 | 2 | 9 | - |
| 3 | KUIPER Hennie | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | CHINETTI Alfredo | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | MOSER Francesco | 9 | 1 | 8 | - |
| 6 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | 9 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 7 | SANTONI Glauco | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | VANDI Alfio | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 9 | CERUTI Roberto | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 10 | MARTINELLI Giuseppe | 6 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | CONTI Franco | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | PASSUELLO Giuseppe-walter | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | MARTENS René | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 14 | VANOTTI Ennio | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 15 | TORELLI Claudio | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 16 | CORTI Claudio | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 17 | MASCIARELLI Palmiro | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 18 | AMADORI Marino | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 19 | CONTINI Silvano | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 20 | DEMIERRE Serge | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |