Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THÉVENET Bernard | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | KUIPER Hennie | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | FUCHS Josef | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | KNUDSEN Knut | 10 | 3 | 7 | - |
| 5 | MARTIN Raymond | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 6 | BOURREAU Bernard | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 7 | PERRET Patrick | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 8 | LAURENT Michel | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 9 | MATHIS Hubert | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 10 | KELLY Sean | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 11 | BERNAUDEAU Jean-René | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | VILLEMIANE Pierre-Raymond | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 13 | CHALMEL André | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 14 | BOSSIS Jacques | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 15 | BAZZO Pierre | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 16 | DIDIER Lucien | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | SHERWEN Paul | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 18 | NILSSON Sven-Åke | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 19 | BITTINGER René | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 20 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |