Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 2 | REYBROUCK Guido | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | AIMAR Lucien | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | SPRUYT Jos | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | SWERTS Roger | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 6 | BASSO Marino | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 7 | KARSTENS Gerben | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 8 | CHAPPE Georges | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 9 | HOBAN Barry | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 10 | PASSUELLO Adriano | 8 | 1 | 7 | - |
| 11 | VAN DER VLEUTEN Jos | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 12 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 13 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | RAYMOND Christian | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 15 | MERCKX Eddy | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 16 | RIOTTE Raymond | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 17 | PAOLINI Enrico | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 18 | PEFFGEN Wilfried | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | RITTER Ole | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| 20 | STEVENS Julien | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |