Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | VAN NESTE Willy | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 3 | DAVID Gérard | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 4 | SOHET Marc | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 5 | PREZIOSI Carmine | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 7 | CALLENS Christian | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 8 | VANMARCKE Ronny | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | CRAPEZ Paul | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | DAELEMANS Tony | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | L'HOEST Michel | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | DE GUCHTENAERE Robert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | HEMERYCK John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | VANACKERE José | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | HENDRICKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | VAN BRUAENE Raphaël | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | WIJCKAERT Eric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DE BRAUWER Urbain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | DE GROOTE Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VERPLANCKE Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | BAERT Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DEMEYER Marc | 0 | - | - | - |