Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Roubaix 1986.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSER Francesco | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | KELLY Sean | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 3 | LEALI Bruno | 10 | 4 | 6 | - |
| 4 | PEETERS Ludo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | BONTEMPI Guido | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 7 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Jan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 9 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 7 | 4 | - | 3 |
| 11 | DE CNIJF Roger | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | HOSTE Frank | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 13 | WAYENBERG Dirk | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 14 | PIRARD Frits | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | FREULER Urs | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 16 | WYNANTS Jan | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 17 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 18 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 19 | DE KEULENAER Ludo | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 20 | DE WILDE Etienne | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |