Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE WITTE Ronald | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | POLLENTIER Michel | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | DELCROIX Ludo | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 4 | BEYSSENS Herman | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DE CAUWER José | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 6 | MALFAIT Lieven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | KELLY Sean | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 8 | SCHIPPER Adri Jos | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 9 | VERSTRAETE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | DE NUL Johnny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN GILS René | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 13 | VAN DER FLAAS Urbain | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | THOMAS Willem | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 16 | VERLINDEN Gery | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | BURTON Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DELEN Ronald | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | GODDE Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VAN DER STAPPEN Jean | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | BOGAERT Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VAN HEER Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | PIPART Jean Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | GOOSSENS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | BLOCKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VERMEULEN Benny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE René | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | SCHOONJANS Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VAARTEN Michel | 0 | - | - | - |