Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Giro di Sardegna 1971.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSER Aldo | 17 | - | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | DURANTE Adriano | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 3 | ZILIOLI Italo | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 4 | BITOSSI Franco | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 5 | REYBROUCK Guido | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | GIMONDI Felice | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | DANCELLI Michele | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | HUYSMANS Jos | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 9 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 12 | MERCKX Eddy | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 13 | MOTTA Gianni | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 14 | RITTER Ole | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 15 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 16 | PFENNINGER Louis | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 17 | BOIFAVA Davide | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 18 | PECCHIELAN Arturo | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 19 | JOTTI Ernesto | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 20 | PETTERSSON Gösta | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |