Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1983.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 2 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 3 | VANMARCKE Ronny | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 4 | SCHIPPER Adri Jos | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 5 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 6 | TACKAERT William | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | VAN HOOF Eddy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VAN GEEL Marc | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | DE GENDT Franky | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | VAN MEER Jacques | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN HEER Maurice | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN DEN BRANDE Marc | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | VAN DONGEN Wies | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | FRIJNS Ludo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | DE KEULENAER Ludo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | COLYN Luc | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | BOONEN André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN DESSEL Alphonse | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | CLEMENTE Franck | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | COSTERMANS Romain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VERMEULEN Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VAN BINDSBERGEN Frits | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DE RIDDER Francis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | SCHOONJANS Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | ONNOCKX Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | KRIKILION Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VAN HOORNWEDER Alain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | DEGASPERI Thierry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DE DECKER Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | CRABBE Herman | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | DIERICKX Oscar | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | VAN EYNDE Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | NAESSENS Dominique | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | COTTENIES Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | WAUTERS Christian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | BLOCKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | SAUDÉ Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | GODIMUS Yves | 0 | - | - | - |
| 39 | STEVENS Eric | 0 | - | - | - |