Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP du Midi-Libre 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | CAVERZASI Arnaldo | 11 | 2 | 9 | - |
| 3 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | CREPALDI Ottavio | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | PERLETTO Giuseppe | 10 | - | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | BERTOGLIO Fausto | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 8 | KUIPER Hennie | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | ESCLASSAN Jacques | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 10 | SIBILLE Guy | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DEMEYER Marc | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | CHINETTI Alfredo | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 13 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 14 | SEZNEC Christian | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 15 | LE GUILLOUX Maurice | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 16 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 17 | QUILFEN Bernard | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 18 | CONTI Franco | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MARTINELLI Giuseppe | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 20 | LANDONI Gabriele | 3 | - | 3 | - |