Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Flèche Wallonne 1949.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIÉTARD Louis | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 2 | RONCONI Aldo | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 3 | COPPI Fausto | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 4 | KINT Marcel | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 5 | IDÉE Émile | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 6 | CAPUT Louis | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 7 | BOBET Louison | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | KIRCHEN Jean | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | MOLLIN Maurice | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | MATHIEU Florent | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | CALLENS Norbert | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 12 | BREUER Jean | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13 | COPPI Serse | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 14 | DE HOOG Henk | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | DELILLE Jean-Baptiste | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | BIVER René | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | CHUPIN Roger | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | LUCAS Raymond | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | BEYENS René | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | MEERSMAN Maurice | 1 | 1 | - | - |