Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1977.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | THÉVENET Bernard | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 4 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DE WITTE Ronald | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 7 | BOULOUX Robert | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 8 | KUIPER Hennie | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | FRACCARO Simone | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 10 | POLLENTIER Michel | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 11 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 12 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 13 | VERBEECK Frans | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 14 | DIERICKX André | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 15 | BÉON Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | CHASSANG Jean | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | RAAS Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | MAERTENS Freddy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | BERCKMANS Jean-Pierre | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | VAN DE VIJVER Ronny | 1 | - | - | 1 |