Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise 1986.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 17 | 15 | - | 2 |
| 2 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 3 | HOSTE Frank | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 4 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 5 | LE BIGAUT Pierre | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 6 | WYNANTS Jan | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 7 | GLAUS Gilbert | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 8 | GREZET Jean-Marie | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9 | EMONDS Nico | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | BRUGGMANN Jürg | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 11 | CASTAING Francis | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VON ALLMEN Alain | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | LURQUIN André | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | GUYOT Eric | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | WYDER Daniel | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 16 | SEGERS Noël | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | FREBERT Yvan | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 18 | LIECKENS Jozef | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | BARTEAU Vincent | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | DERNIES Michel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21 | DECRION Jacques | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 22 | MASSARD André | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 23 | VAN DE VIJVER Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | CASADO Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | CHAUBET Christian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | POELS Twan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | MEUWISSEN André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VAN LANCKER Eric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | ROBERT Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | DAAMS Hans | 0 | - | - | - |