Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMPANIS Raymond | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | ADRIAENSENS Jan | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | JANSSENS Marcel | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 4 | BOLZAN Aldo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | OTAÑO Luis | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 6 | ROHRBACH Marcel | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 7 | SCHMITZ Jean-Pierre | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VAN LOOY Rik | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | HOEVENAERS Jos | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | PLANCKAERT Joseph | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 11 | STOLKER Michel | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | RUBY Pierre | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 13 | ANNAERT Jean-Claude | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 14 | VAN EST Piet | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 15 | BARALE Germano | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 16 | DESMET Armand | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 17 | VAN AERDE Michel | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 18 | FISCHERKELLER Friedhelm | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | SCHROEDERS Willy | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 20 | SCHOUBBEN Frans | 2 | 2 | - | - |