Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais 1985.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 17 | 15 | - | 2 |
| 2 | SHERWEN Paul | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 3 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 4 | GARDE Dominique | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 5 | DE WILDE Etienne | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 6 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | MANDERS Henri | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 8 | CHEVALLIER Philippe | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 9 | DEVOS Werner | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | LEMARCHAND François | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 11 | COLYN Luc | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12 | PELIER Joël | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | DUCROT Maarten | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | LECROCQ Dominique | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | LOUVEL Eric | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | LAURITZEN Dag-Otto | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | TALEN John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | BOUVATIER Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | HABETS Jean | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | POELS Twan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DELAURIER Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | GOFFIN Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | LAFILLÉ Jean-François | 0 | - | - | - |