Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | AIMAR Lucien | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | SPRUYT Jos | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | SWERTS Roger | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 5 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | KARSTENS Gerben | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 7 | BELLONE Gilbert | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 8 | HOBAN Barry | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 9 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | VAN DER VLEUTEN Jos | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 11 | DELISLE Raymond | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | KUNDE Karl-Heinz | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | MERCKX Eddy | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 14 | POPPE André | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | VAN NESTE Willy | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 16 | PINTENS Georges | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 17 | SCHEPERS Wim | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 18 | BOULOUX Robert | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 19 | JANSSENS Ward | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 20 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |