Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Romandie 1986.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 17 | 15 | - | 2 |
| 2 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 3 | VALLET Bernard | 9 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 4 | VIGNERON Alain | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | PEETERS Ludo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | BREU Beat | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 7 | GISIGER Daniel | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |
| 8 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | LE BIGAUT Pierre | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | PERINI Giancarlo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MÄCHLER Erich | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 12 | SEIZ Hubert | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 13 | SERGEANT Marc | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 14 | BRUGGMANN Jürg | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 15 | GREZET Jean-Marie | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 16 | EMONDS Nico | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 17 | HAGHEDOOREN Paul | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 18 | SALOMON Eric | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 19 | WYDER Daniel | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 20 | ZIMMERMANN Urs | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |