Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de l'Aude 1985.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| 2 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 16 | 14 | - | 2 |
| 3 | CHOZAS Eduardo | 10 | - | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | PEETERS Ludo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | CONTINI Silvano | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| 6 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 7 | POZZI Alessandro | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 8 | PETITO Giuseppe | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 10 | SIMON Pascal | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 11 | GALLOPIN Guy | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 12 | VERLINDEN Gery | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 13 | VAN VLIET Leo | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 14 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Adri | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | MADIOT Marc | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 16 | POISSON Pascal | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 17 | CARITOUX Éric | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 18 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 19 | GAYANT Martial | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | GUYOT Eric | 2 | - | - | 2 |