Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 14 | 10 | - | 4 |
| 2 | AIMAR Lucien | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | GENET Jean-Pierre | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 4 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | OCAÑA Luis | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | BELLONE Gilbert | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 7 | DELISLE Raymond | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VANNITSEN Willy | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 9 | GANDARIAS Andrés | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | LABOURDETTE Bernard | 8 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 11 | GODEFROOT Walter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | GROSSKOST Charly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 14 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 15 | THÉVENET Bernard | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 16 | CATIEAU José | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 17 | GENTY Jean-Claude | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 18 | BERLAND Roland | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 19 | DELÉPINE Régis | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 20 | GUIMARD Cyrille | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |