Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop Het Volk 1976.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWERTS Roger | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | KARSTENS Gerben | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | OCAÑA Luis | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MERCKX Eddy | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | GODEFROOT Walter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | BALAGUÉ Luis | 9 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 7 | DAVID Wilfried | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 8 | LEMAN Eric | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 9 | SERCU Patrick | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 10 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 11 | LIEVENS Marc | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 12 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 13 | MOLLET André | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 14 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 15 | TABAK Tino | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | VERBEECK Frans | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 17 | KUIPER Hennie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 19 | POLLENTIER Michel | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 20 | DIERICKX André | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 21 | TSCHAN Jürgen | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 22 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 23 | VAN KATWIJK Piet | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 24 | BAERT Dirk | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | BAL Kees | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 26 | VAN SWEEVELT Guido | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 27 | LEMAN Luc | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 28 | PEETERS Ludo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 29 | VANDERVEKEN Johnny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | DALGAL Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | JACOBS Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | ONGENAE Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | VERHAEGEN Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | THURAU Dietrich | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | MAERTENS Freddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | RAAS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |