Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1969.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN LOOY Rik | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | ADORNI Vittorio | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | PUSCHEL Dieter | 10 | 6 | - | 4 |
| 4 | ALTIG Rudi | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | GIMONDI Felice | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | SELS Ward | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DANCELLI Michele | 6 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | HOBAN Barry | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 9 | WRIGHT Michael | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | DE BOEVER Jaak | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 11 | HUYSMANS Jos | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 12 | BASSO Marino | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 13 | MAURER Rolf | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 14 | ANNI Mario | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 15 | BOCKLANT Willy | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 16 | GODEFROOT Walter | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | MERCKX Eddy | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 18 | JOURDEN Jean | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | PFENNINGER Louis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 20 | LELANGUE Robert | 1 | 1 | - | - |