Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | KUIPER Hennie | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | WELLENS Paul | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 4 | PEETERS Ludo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | BAZZO Pierre | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 6 | LUBBERDING Henk | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | HINAULT Bernard | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 8 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | PIRARD Frits | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | MUTTER Stefan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | CONTINI Silvano | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | OOSTERBOSCH Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | SIMON Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | WILMANN Jostein | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | JONKERS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | CLAES Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | TOSO Jean-Raymond | 0 | - | - | - |