Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of GP Fichtel & Sachs 1959.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REITZ Franz | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | JUNKERMANN Hans | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | FRIEDRICH Lothar | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | VAN MEENEN René | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | LÖDER Mathias | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6 | VAN DEN BRANDE Alfons | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7 | DEBUSMANN Günther | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | TÜLLER Horst | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | OMMER Winfried | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | FISCHERKELLER Friedhelm | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | VÖPEL Heinz | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | FRANSSEN Willi | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | EHLEN Arnold | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | BORGHARD Josef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | KEULERS Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | JAROSCEWICZ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | BRINKMANN Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | NULENS Max | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VERGOOSZEN Gerard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | TUYTENS Fernand | 0 | - | - | - |