Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 3 | KUIPER Hennie | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | DEMEYER Marc | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MOSER Francesco | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 6 | OVION Régis | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 7 | THURAU Dietrich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | SCHEERS Willy | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 9 | VAN KATWIJK Piet | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | PEETERS Ludo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | HINAULT Bernard | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | BERNAUDEAU Jean-René | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | BITTINGER René | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | LEVAVASSEUR Christian | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | NILSSON Sven-Åke | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 18 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 19 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | JESSON Paul | 1 | 1 | - | - |