Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour de Suisse 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALMAMION Franco | 16 | 5 | 11 | - |
| 2 | CHIAPPANO Carlo | 13 | 3 | 10 | - |
| 3 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 13 | 8 | - | 5 |
| 4 | COLOMBO Ugo | 12 | 3 | 9 | - |
| 5 | SCHIAVON Silvano | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | DANCELLI Michele | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | MICHELOTTO Claudio | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | POLIDORI Giancarlo | 10 | 3 | 7 | - |
| 9 | AIMAR Lucien | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | PINGEON Roger | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | BELLONE Gilbert | 9 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 12 | KARSTENS Gerben | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 13 | DELISLE Raymond | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | KUNDE Karl-Heinz | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | POPPE André | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | PAOLINI Enrico | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 17 | GODEFROOT Walter | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | VIANEN Gerard | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 19 | PINTENS Georges | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 20 | PEFFGEN Wilfried | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |