Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Milano-Sanremo 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 4 | GAVAZZI Pierino | 9 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 5 | KUIPER Hennie | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | POLLENTIER Michel | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | PARSANI Serge | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 8 | MOSER Francesco | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 9 | VICINO Bruno | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 10 | CHINETTI Alfredo | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 11 | ANDIANO Julián | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | BEYSSENS Herman | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | HÉZARD Yves | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 14 | SIBILLE Guy | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 16 | LAURENT Michel | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 17 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 18 | GARCÍA Eulalio | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 19 | BORTOLOTTO Claudio | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| 20 | TINCHELLA Daniele | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |