Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARSTENS Gerben | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |
| 2 | VAN DER VLEUTEN Jos | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |
| 3 | BELLONE Gilbert | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 4 | VIANEN Gerard | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 5 | DAVID Wilfried | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 6 | BENJAMINS Henk | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 7 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9 | SCHOETERS Joseph | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | VANTYGHEM Noël | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | HERIJGERS August | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | BUKACKI Richard | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | DIERICKX André | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | PAUWELS Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | FIERENS Theo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | VAN RYMENANT Fernand | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | MAES Romain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN BRUAENE Raphaël | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | ZELCK Lucien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | CATTEEUW Gery | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VAN DEN NESTE Leopold | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DE BISSCHOP Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | SOENENS Johnny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | CARLETTI Joseph | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | JANBROERS Ben | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VRIJDERS Herman | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VERPLANCKE Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | MAGNI Claude | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | BAERT Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | BAL Kees | 0 | - | - | - |