Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1971.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANDENBERGHE Georges | 11 | 6 | 5 | - |
| 2 | MONTY Willy | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 3 | VAN DE RIJSE Roland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | MELCKENBEECK Frans | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 5 | VAN LINT Julien | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | FLABAT Herman | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | COULON Michel | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | SONCK Étienne | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 9 | L'HOEST Michel | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | DURY Maurice | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | CRAPEZ Paul | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | HENDRYCKX André | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | SIMONETTI Mauro | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | MAES Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DE VIJVER Arthur | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | VAN DE VIJVER Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VAN DEN NESTE Leopold | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DE BRAUWER Urbain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | POLANSKY Marian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | SOHIER Camille | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | TOORTELBOOM Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VAN BRUAENE Raphaël | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | FURNIÈRE Romain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | HENDRICKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |