Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de France 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | GALDOS Francisco | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | PESARRODONA José | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | CAVALCANTI Giovanni | 12 | 2 | 10 | - |
| 6 | OLIVA Andrés | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | VAN LINDEN Rik | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VIEJO José Luis | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 12 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 14 | BATTAGLIN Giovanni | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 15 | KUIPER Hennie | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | KNUDSEN Knut | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 17 | DEN HERTOG Fedor | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | ESPARZA Manuel | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | POLLENTIER Michel | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | LUALDI Valerio | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |