Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour du Nord 1961.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VLAYEN André | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2 | VAN LOOVEREN Frans | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN DER BORGH Martin | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | ANASTASI Jean | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 5 | SCHOUBBEN Frans | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6 | DE HAAN Jo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7 | NOVAK Anatole | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | DENUTTE Raymond | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | LE BIHAN François | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | DE WOLF Jozef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | CHRISTIAENS Laurent | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | FLECY Arnould | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | BAR André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | LEBORGNE Simon | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | ROMAN Clément | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | ROSSEEL Léopold | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VAN IMMERSEEL Frans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | TROONBEECKX Lode | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | RENTMEESTER Piet | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | DOOM Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |