Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de France 1977.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | OCAÑA Luis | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | KARSTENS Gerben | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MERCKX Eddy | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | HUYSMANS Jos | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | GALDOS Francisco | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | DELISLE Raymond | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | HOBAN Barry | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 10 | GANDARIAS Andrés | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | SANTAMBROGIO Giacinto | 13 | 4 | 9 | - |
| 12 | IN 'T VEN Willy | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | PESARRODONA José | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | BALAGUÉ Luis | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | AJA Gonzalo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | JANSSENS Ward | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | CAVALCANTI Giovanni | 10 | 1 | 9 | - |
| 19 | THÉVENET Bernard | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |
| 20 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 10 | 7 | - | 3 |