Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1971.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSCHEL Dieter | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | BRANDS Frans | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 3 | KARSTENS Gerben | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 4 | DE BOEVER Jaak | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 5 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 6 | MELCKENBEECK Frans | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 7 | LEMAN Eric | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 8 | HARRISON Derek | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | ROSIERS Roger | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | BUYSSE Étienne | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN LANCKER Robert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | CLAES Georges | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | DESMET Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | CLAUWAERT Jaak | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | HEMERYCK John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | FURNIÈRE Romain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | SPAHN Erich | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | POLANSKY Marian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | LAMBRECHT Emiel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DE BRAUWER Urbain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | EYERS Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | BODART Émile | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | HUTSEBAUT Hubert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | VAN LEEUWEN Harry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DE BAL Alfons | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | OPDEBEECK Englebert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VRIJDERS Herman | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | VANMARCKE Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | DIERICKX André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | DE MUYNCK Johan | 0 | - | - | - |