Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Scheldeprijs 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERURENA Domingo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE Martin | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | MERCKX Eddy | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 5 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | WAGTMANS Rini | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | GODEFROOT Walter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | PLANCKAERT Willy | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | LAZCANO Santiago | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | PINTENS Georges | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 11 | DE WITTE Ronald | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 12 | ROSIERS Roger | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 13 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 14 | REYNIERS Eddy | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 15 | VAN STAEYEN Ludo | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 16 | ZURANO Juan Santiago | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 17 | ABBELOOS Willy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | HERIJGERS August | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | LOYSCH Roger | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | BEYSSENS Herman | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21 | VAN DER SLAGMOLEN Herman | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | DEMEYER Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | KERREMANS Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | VAN DER LINDEN Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | VERHAEGEN Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | ABELSHAUSEN Joseph | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VAN BEERS Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | WUYTACK Gilbert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | JANSEN Harrie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | WIJCKAERT Eric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | MAES Romain | 0 | - | - | - |