Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Tours 1982.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 14 | 12 | - | 2 |
| 2 | KUIPER Hennie | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | GAVAZZI Pierino | 12 | 2 | 10 | - |
| 4 | DELCROIX Ludo | 11 | 8 | 3 | - |
| 5 | PARSANI Serge | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 6 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 7 | SEZNEC Christian | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 8 | HINAULT Bernard | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | CERUTI Roberto | 7 | 1 | 6 | - |
| 10 | KELLY Sean | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 11 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 12 | RAAS Jan | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 13 | NILSSON Sven-Åke | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 14 | PEETERS Ludo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | SHERWEN Paul | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 16 | BITTINGER René | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 17 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 18 | VANOTTI Ennio | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| 19 | MARTENS René | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 20 | BOSSIS Jacques | 5 | 5 | - | - |