Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Romandie 1982.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 14 | 13 | - | 1 |
| 2 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 13 | 11 | - | 2 |
| 3 | MARTIN Raymond | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 4 | LAURENT Michel | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 5 | KELLY Sean | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 6 | BERNAUDEAU Jean-René | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | HINAULT Bernard | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | LUBBERDING Henk | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 9 | BAZZO Pierre | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 10 | ALGERI Vittorio | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 11 | VALLET Bernard | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 12 | POZZI Alessandro | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 13 | CONTINI Silvano | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 14 | WOLFER Bruno | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 15 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 16 | MICHAUD Jacques | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | ALBAN Robert | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 18 | WILMANN Jostein | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 19 | VIGNERON Alain | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 20 | JOURDAN Christian | 2 | 2 | - | - |