Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris - Tours 1985.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 17 | 15 | - | 2 |
| 2 | KUIPER Hennie | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | KELLY Sean | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 4 | LEALI Bruno | 10 | 4 | 6 | - |
| 5 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 6 | LUBBERDING Henk | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 7 | PEETERS Ludo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 9 | MUTTER Stefan | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | BONTEMPI Guido | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | VAN VLIET Leo | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 14 | PRIEM Cees | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 15 | SIMON Pascal | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 16 | ANDERSEN Kim | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 17 | WINNEN Peter | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 18 | CLÈRE Régis | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 19 | ARGENTIN Moreno | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| 20 | PRIM Tommy | 5 | - | 5 | - |