Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de France 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GALDOS Francisco | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | OLIVA Andrés | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | TORRES Pedro | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | THÉVENET Bernard | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 12 | 11 | - | 1 |
| 8 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 11 | 9 | - | 2 |
| 9 | ESPARZA Manuel | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | POLLENTIER Michel | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | KUIPER Hennie | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | DE MUYNCK Johan | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | LEGEAY Roger | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DELCROIX Ludo | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 16 | BEYSSENS Herman | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | OVION Régis | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 18 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 19 | MARTIN Raymond | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 20 | BOURREAU Bernard | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |