Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop Het Volk 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 13 | 8 | - | 5 |
| 2 | LETORT Désiré | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | HOBAN Barry | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 4 | MERCKX Eddy | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 5 | GODEFROOT Walter | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | PFENNINGER Louis | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 7 | PEELMAN Eddy | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 8 | HARINGS Huub | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | PINTENS Georges | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 10 | MINTJENS Frans | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 11 | DE PAUW Noël | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | DE WITTE Ronald | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | NASSEN Pieter | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 15 | DE GEEST Willy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | KREKELS Jan | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | SOHET Marc | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 18 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 19 | LIEVENS Marc | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 20 | COULON Michel | 2 | 2 | - | - |