Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 14 | 10 | - | 4 |
| 2 | SCHLECK Johny | 13 | 7 | - | 6 |
| 3 | KUNDE Karl-Heinz | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | MERCKX Eddy | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 5 | OCAÑA Luis | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | GODEFROOT Walter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | JIMÉNEZ Nemesio | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 9 | RITTER Ole | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| 10 | VANCLOOSTER Noël | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 11 | LAZCANO Santiago | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | PINTENS Georges | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 13 | VASSEUR Sylvain | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 14 | DELÉPINE Régis | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 15 | GUIMARD Cyrille | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 16 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 17 | TABAK Tino | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 18 | MORTENSEN Leif | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 19 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 20 | PÉRIN Michel | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 21 | ROSIERS Roger | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 22 | VERBEECK Frans | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 23 | VAN LINT Julien | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 25 | KOEKEN Cees | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 26 | VAN MALDERGHEM Willy | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 27 | DE KONING Mathijs | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 28 | SANTY Alain | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 29 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 30 | KUIPER Hennie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | MAERTENS Freddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | GAIDA Alfred | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | NOGUÈS Alain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | ROQUES Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | MEUNIER Jean-Claude | 0 | - | - | - |