Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 3 | PEETERS Ludo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | LUBBERDING Henk | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 5 | VAN LOOY Frans | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 6 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 7 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 8 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 9 | BAERT Dirk | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 10 | MAAS Jo | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | ALBERT Willy | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | SPRANGERS Willy | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | DE KEYSER Paul | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | DUMONT Christian | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | COLMAN Rudy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | VERMEULEN Benny | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | MAESSEN Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | ZAGERS Ivan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | BAUGNIES Jean-Louis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | MAK Ger | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | BAEYENS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DEVOS Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | VAN GERWEN Gerrie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | MARIOTTI Mario-Eliseo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | GOOSSENS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | BLOCKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | LAMOTE Yvan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | HUNT Derek | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | WIJNANDS Ad | 0 | - | - | - |