Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Milano-Sanremo 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOTELLA Salvador | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | BOBET Louison | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | NENCINI Gastone | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | BAFFI Pierino | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | PADOVAN Arrigo | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | IMPANIS Raymond | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | DEFILIPPIS Nino | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | PETTINATI Giovanni | 11 | - | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | BENEDETTI Rino | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | KETELEER Désiré | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 11 | CONTERNO Angelo | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | COLETTO Agostino | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 13 | POBLET Miguel | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | DARRIGADE André | 10 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 15 | FANTINI Alessandro | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | PINTARELLI Giuseppe | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | MAHÉ François | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 18 | GRAF Rolf | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 19 | BONI Guido | 8 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | JANSSENS Marcel | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |