Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN LINDEN Rik | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 3 | DELCROIX Ludo | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 4 | BEYSSENS Herman | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | VAN LINDEN Alex | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 6 | MALFAIT Lieven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 9 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 10 | SHERWEN Paul | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 11 | VANDENBRANDE Hendrik | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | PEVENAGE Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | VANOVERSCHELDE Didier | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 14 | DE WOLF Fons | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | VAN SWEEVELT Guido | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 17 | PIRARD Frits | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | DE KEYSER Paul | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | VERMEULEN Benny | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VERSLUYS Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | BAEYENS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | POISSONNIER Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | LAMOTE Yvan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | BOGAERT Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VAN TILBORG Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VAN HOORNWEDER Alain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DEVOS Werner | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | FRIJNS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |