Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour du Limousin - Nouvelle Aquitaine 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | OVION Régis | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 3 | BOURREAU Bernard | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 4 | MOLLET André | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 5 | BAZZO Pierre | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 6 | VALLET Bernard | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | SANDERS Dominique | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 8 | MICHAUD Jacques | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | BEUCHERIE Serge | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 11 | TINAZZI Marcel | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 12 | MICHEL Jean-Marie | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | BONNET Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 14 | LINARD Hubert | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | ARNAUD Dominique | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | MENTHÉOUR Pierre-Henri | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | LE BIGAUT Pierre | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | SIMON Pascal | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | RODRIGUEZ Jean-François | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | BRUCCI Vincent | 0 | - | - | - |