Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIMONDI Felice | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | SANTAMBROGIO Giacinto | 15 | 5 | 10 | - |
| 4 | CAVALCANTI Giovanni | 12 | 2 | 10 | - |
| 5 | JANSSENS Ward | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | FABBRI Fabrizio | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | THÉVENET Bernard | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 8 | TORRES Pedro | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 12 | FRACCARO Simone | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |
| 13 | OVION Régis | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 14 | ESCLASSAN Jacques | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 15 | LUALDI Valerio | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 16 | MOSER Francesco | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 17 | DE MUYNCK Johan | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 18 | BOURREAU Bernard | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 19 | BORTOLOTTO Claudio | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 20 | HÉZARD Yves | 4 | 4 | - | - |