Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Volta a Catalunya 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LASA Miguel María | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | DE WITTE Ronald | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | GARCÍA Eulalio | 9 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 4 | SUÁREZ Jesús | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | LADRÓN Rafael | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | BELDA Vicente | 6 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 7 | PEETERS Ludo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | ARROYO Angel | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | RUPÉREZ Faustino | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | LEJARRETA Ismael | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 11 | FERNÁNDEZ Alberto | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 12 | VAN DEN HOEK Aad | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 13 | LEJARRETA Marino | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 14 | FERNÁNDEZ Juan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 16 | ZÚÑIGA Ricardo | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 17 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Frans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DEMIERRE Serge | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | WEHRLI Josef | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 20 | MUÑOZ Pedro | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | LIENHARD Erwin | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 22 | MUTTER Stefan | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 23 | HOSTE Frank | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 24 | GISIGER Daniel | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 25 | DEJONCKHEERE Noël | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 26 | PÉREZ Félix | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 27 | JUAREZ Juan Luis | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 28 | LAGUÍA José Luis | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 29 | VILAMAJO Jaime | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 30 | DE LAS HERAS Ángel | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 31 | WIJNANDS Ad | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 32 | SERGEANT Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | HANEGRAAF Jacques | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | HILDRED Wayne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | JANISZEWSKI Guy | 0 | - | - | - |