Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1982.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 2 | JACOBS Jos | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 3 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 4 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Jan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Adri | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | DE ROO Alain | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8 | WILLEMS Daniel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | DALGAL Walter | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | DE NUL Johnny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | SCHOONBAERT Dany | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | DEGASPERI Thierry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | MOENS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | VANDEGHINSTE Flip | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | WYNANTS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | LAMOTE Yvan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | CUYPERS Pierrot | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | ERTVELDT Denis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | ONNOCKX Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | FRIJNS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | LIECKENS Jozef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VAN HOORNWEDER Alain | 0 | - | - | - |