Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1965.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SORGELOOS Edgard | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | STABLINSKI Jean | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | DARRIGADE André | 14 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 4 | ANQUETIL Jacques | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | VAN LOOY Rik | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | HOEVENAERS Jos | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 7 | ELLIOTT Seamus | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | PAMBIANCO Arnaldo | 10 | 3 | 7 | - |
| 9 | PLANCKAERT Joseph | 10 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 10 | EVERAERT Pierre | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | GELDERMANS Albertus | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | VANNITSEN Willy | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 13 | MINIERI Mario | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 14 | DESMET Gilbert | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | ZILVERBERG Huub | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | DECABOOTER Arthur | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | ANNAERT Jean-Claude | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | MESSELIS André | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 19 | ADORNI Vittorio | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 20 | ONGENAE Marcel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |