Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1986.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRARD Frits | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | VERLINDEN Gery | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 3 | CLÈRE Régis | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 4 | TACKAERT William | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 5 | VAN GEEL Marc | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | SERGEANT Marc | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 7 | DE ROO Alain | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VAN HOOF Eddy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | NEVENS Jan | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 10 | VERSLUYS Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | LURQUIN André | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12 | ONNOCKX Patrick | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | D'HONDT Robert | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | WOUTERS Alois | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | SOLLEVELD Gerrit | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | MAERTENS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VAN CAMP Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN DER POEL Jacques | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | JAKOBS Gert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | HAEX Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | CHESNEAU Bernard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DURANT Martin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DENEUT Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | DAAMS Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | MACKAY Ron | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | LAMOTE Yvan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | HOONDERT Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | BOMANS Carlo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | MEUWISSEN André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | WIJNANT Willem | 0 | - | - | - |