Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 1985.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTENS René | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 2 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 3 | VAN VLIET Leo | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 4 | SIMON Pascal | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 5 | JONES Graham | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 6 | CLERC Patrick | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 7 | VAN GEEL Marc | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MILLAR Robert | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 9 | DE WILDE Etienne | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 10 | DE KEULENAER Ludo | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 11 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 12 | VAN HOLEN Ronny | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | WAMPERS Jean-Marie | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 14 | FOUBERT Diederik | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | LEMARCHAND Francois | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | DESMET Luc | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | COLYN Luc | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | JONKERS Jan | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 19 | VAN HOOF Eddy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | LECROCQ Dominique | 1 | - | - | 1 |