Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Ronde van Vlaanderen 1953.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOBET Louison | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 2 | GAUTHIER Bernard | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 3 | KETELEER Désiré | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 4 | SCHOTTE Briek | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 5 | DIOT Maurice | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 6 | MOLLIN Maurice | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 7 | COUVREUR Hilaire | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 8 | ROSSEEL André | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9 | REDOLFI Attilio | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | DERYCKE Germain | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | VAN EST Wim | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 12 | DE HERTOG Aloïs | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | DECOCK Roger | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 14 | PETRUCCI Loretto | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 15 | BLOMME Maurice | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | RONDELÉ Florent | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | MATHYS Lucien | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | DUPONT Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | TELOTTE Eugène | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | BRAECKEVELT Omer | 1 | - | - | 1 |