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 | JIMENEZ 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 | PERIN Michel | 3 | 3 | - | - |