Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1976.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 17 | 13 | - | 4 |
| 2 | SWERTS Roger | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | MERCKX Eddy | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | GODEFROOT Walter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | RITTER Ole | 9 | 1 | 8 | - |
| 7 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 8 | LEMAN Eric | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 9 | DE WITTE Ronald | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 10 | DELÉPINE Régis | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 11 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 7 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 12 | PINTENS Georges | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 13 | PERIN Michel | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 14 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 15 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 16 | VERBEECK Frans | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 17 | KUIPER Hennie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | MOLLET André | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 19 | OVION Régis | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 20 | DE MUYNCK Johan | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |