Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | POULIDOR Raymond | 14 | 10 | - | 4 |
| 3 | SCHLECK Johny | 13 | 7 | - | 6 |
| 4 | SPRUYT Jos | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | HOBAN Barry | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 7 | HUYSMANS Jos | 10 | 7 | 3 | - |
| 8 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MERCKX Eddy | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 10 | OCAÑA Luis | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | IN 'T VEN Willy | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 12 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 14 | GODEFROOT Walter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | GALDOS Francisco | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | MINTJENS Frans | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 17 | PINTENS Georges | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 18 | SCHEPERS Wim | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 19 | LAZCANO Santiago | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | DAVID Wilfried | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |