Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBET Louison | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | MORALES Carmelo | 13 | 6 | - | 7 |
| 3 | ROBIC Jean | 11 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 4 | HOORELBEKE Raymond | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | ITURAT Vicente | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | MARIGIL René | 10 | 3 | - | 7 |
| 7 | MANZANEQUE Fernando | 9 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 8 | PACHECO Miguel | 8 | 2 | - | 6 |
| 9 | FORESTIER Jean | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 10 | ROBINSON Brian | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 11 | JIMÉNEZ Antonio | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 12 | PRIVAT René | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 13 | OTAÑO Luis | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 14 | KARMANY Antonio | 6 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 15 | COLETTE Claude | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 16 | SCHMITZ Jean-Pierre | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 17 | BUSTO Emmanuel | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 18 | THOMIN Joseph | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 19 | HUOT Valentin | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 20 | PLANCKAERT Joseph | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |