Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Suisse 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COUVREUR Hilaire | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | NENCINI Gastone | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | GRAF Rolf | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 4 | HOLLENSTEIN Hans | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 5 | CHRISTIAN Adolf | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | CESTARI Aurelio | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 7 | BARALE Germano | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| 8 | PLANCKAERT Joseph | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 9 | MORESI Attilio | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10 | CONTI Noé | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 11 | AZZINI Carlo | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 12 | GUARGUAGLINI Carlo | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | MOLENAERS Yvo | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 14 | BONO Ernesto | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 15 | TINAZZI Giorgio | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 16 | MAZZACURATI Italo | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 17 | GIMMI Kurt | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 18 | STREHLER René | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 19 | RUEGG Alfred | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 20 | PARDINI Giuseppe | 2 | - | 2 | - |