Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro di Sardegna 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORNARA Pasquale | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | COUVREUR Hilaire | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | BAHAMONTES Federico Martín | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | BAFFI Pierino | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | NENCINI Gastone | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | DEFILIPPIS Nino | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | IMPANIS Raymond | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | BENEDETTI Rino | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | COLETTO Agostino | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 10 | CONTERNO Angelo | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | STABLINSKI Jean | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | DE BRUYNE Alfred | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 13 | FALLARINI Giuseppe | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |
| 14 | SORGELOOS Edgard | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | GRACZYK Jean | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | FAVERO Vito | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 17 | BALDINI Ercole | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 18 | VAN GENEUGDEN Martin | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 19 | BRUNI Dino | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | SABBADIN Alfredo | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |