Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop Het Volk 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | MERCKX Eddy | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 3 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 4 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | GODEFROOT Walter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 7 | STEVENS Julien | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 8 | PINTENS Georges | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 9 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 10 | LEMAN Eric | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 11 | DE GEEST Willy | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 13 | VERBEECK Frans | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 15 | MUDDEMANN Karl-Heinz | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | VAN LINDEN Rik | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | MOURIOUX Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | DIERICKX André | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | GILSON Roger | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | VANTYGHEM Noël | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 21 | VAN DER SLAGMOLEN Herman | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | VANACKERE José | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | PEERSMAN Ferdinand | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | MOREELS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | MEUNIER Jean-Claude | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | ABELSHAUSEN Joseph | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | BARRAS Georges | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VAN VLIERDEN Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DE BUYSSCHERE Christian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | DE BRAUWERE Lucien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | VAN DER LINDEN Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | WEEMAES Isidore | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | HERMANS Gustaaf | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | HUYSMANS Adolf | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | VAN DE VIJVER Arthur | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | BAL Kees | 0 | - | - | - |