Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 13 | 12 | - | 1 |
| 2 | DE WITTE Ronald | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | VIEJO José Luis | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | GARCÍA Eulalio | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 5 | MAERTENS Freddy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | SUÁREZ Jesús | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | LADRÓN Rafael | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | SCHIPPER Adri Jos | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | FERNÁNDEZ Alberto | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | DE CNIJF Roger | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | ZÚÑIGA Ricardo | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | DEJONCKHEERE Noël | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | VAN DER MEER Johan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | LAMMERTINK Jos | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | HAVIK Martin | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | RUÍZ Jorge | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | PÉREZ Félix | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | VERMEULEN Benny | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | HEIRWEG Dirk | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | HERRANZ Eugenio | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 21 | CEDENA Francisco Javier | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 22 | PRIETO Celestino | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VAN VLIMMEREN Mario | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | HUNT Derek | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | GARCÍA Ginés | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | IBAÑEZ Jeronimo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | COLL Antonio | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | GRONDIN Hugues | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DE LA FUENTE Tomas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VONK Hans | 0 | - | - | - |