Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1974.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | POULIDOR Raymond | 15 | 11 | - | 4 |
| 3 | POGGIALI Roberto | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | MERCKX Eddy | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | HOBAN Barry | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 6 | PASSUELLO Adriano | 10 | 1 | 9 | - |
| 7 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | GODEFROOT Walter | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | STEVENS Julien | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 10 | PAOLINI Enrico | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |
| 11 | VAN KATWIJK Jan | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 12 | VASSEUR Sylvain | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 13 | VERCELLI Celestino | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | PINTENS Georges | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 15 | PEELMAN Eddy | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 16 | LEMAN Eric | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 17 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 18 | MENÉNDEZ Antonio | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 19 | DE GEEST Willy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |