Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1982.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUIPER Hennie | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 3 | MOSER Francesco | 9 | 1 | 8 | - |
| 4 | KELLY Sean | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 5 | THALER Klaus-Peter | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 6 | HINAULT Bernard | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | PEETERS Ludo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | GAUTHIER Jean-Louis | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 9 | BERTIN Yvon | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 10 | RAAS Jan | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 11 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | JACOBS Jos | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 13 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 14 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 15 | DE WOLF Fons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Adri | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | TINAZZI Marcel | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 18 | BRAUN Gregor | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 19 | CONTINI Silvano | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 20 | MUTTER Stefan | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 21 | PRIM Tommy | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 22 | PEVENAGE Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 23 | HOSTE Frank | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 24 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | DE BEULE Etienne | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 26 | DE WILDE Etienne | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 27 | BOYER Jonathan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 28 | MOERLEN Patrick | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 29 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 30 | GALLOPIN Alain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | VAN GERWEN Gerrie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | POISSONNIER Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | BOLTEN Uwe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | ROSSIER Cédric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | HAGHEDOOREN Paul | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | POISSON Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | JULES Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | MADIOT Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 39 | ROCHE Stephen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 40 | SERGEANT Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 41 | DEMOL Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 42 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 43 | VERSLUYS Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |