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 | BERTIN Yvon | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 8 | PEETERS Ludo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | RAAS Jan | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 10 | GAUTHIER Jean-Louis | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 12 | JACOBS Jos | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 13 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | CONTINI Silvano | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 15 | BRAUN Gregor | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 16 | TINAZZI Marcel | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 17 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Adri | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 19 | HOSTE Frank | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 20 | PEVENAGE Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |