Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRANDS Frans | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 2 | WRIGHT Michael | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 3 | DE BOEVER Jaak | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 4 | PLANCKAERT Willy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | RIOTTE Raymond | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 6 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 7 | OTTENBROS Harm | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VAN KATWIJK Jan | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 9 | VANCLOOSTER Noël | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10 | PEELMAN Eddy | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 11 | VAN LINT Julien | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 13 | SONCK Étienne | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 14 | PRINSEN Wim | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 15 | TABAK Tino | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | HENDRYCKX André | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | EBO Franky | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | DEMEYER Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | BAERT Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VANMARCKE Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | MAES Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | HUYSMANS Adolf | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | JANBROERS Ben | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | PEIRSMAN André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | HERMIE Fernand | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | ONGENAE Flory | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | PEETERS Victor | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | COENE Jacky | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | MAES Romain | 0 | - | - | - |