Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tirreno-Adriatico 1973.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POGGIALI Roberto | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | ZILIOLI Italo | 13 | 3 | 10 | - |
| 3 | GIMONDI Felice | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | SWERTS Roger | 12 | 7 | 5 | - |
| 5 | BITOSSI Franco | 12 | 2 | 10 | - |
| 6 | BASSO Marino | 11 | 4 | 7 | - |
| 7 | DANCELLI Michele | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | FARISATO Lino | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | GUERRA Pietro | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | RITTER Ole | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| 12 | LASA Miguel María | 6 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | TUMELLERO Romano | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 14 | BOIFAVA Davide | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 15 | PETTERSSON Gösta | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 16 | BERGAMO Marcello | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 17 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 18 | FONTANELLI Sigfrido | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 20 | SERCU Patrick | 3 | - | 3 | - |