Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Leeuwse Pijl 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 2 | KELLY Sean | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 3 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 4 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 5 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 6 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 7 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 8 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9 | DE WOLF Fons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DE CNIJF Roger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | PEVENAGE Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | VANHAERENS Eddy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | CLAES Ronny | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | DALGAL Walter | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | BOGAERT Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | COLYN Luc | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | WELLENS Johan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | VANDEPERRE Eric | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | NEVENS Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21 | VIGOUROUX Willy | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 22 | DEVOS Werner | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VAN BRABANT Benny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | FRIJNS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DIERICKX Oscar | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | ROCHE Stephen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | ERTVELDT Denis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | COTTENIES Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | CUYPERS Pierrot | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VAN DER STAPPEN Jean | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | HILDRED Wayne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | VAN GESTEL Gerrit | 0 | - | - | - |