Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Volta a Portugal 1970.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEÃO Joaquim da Silva | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 2 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 3 | DELÉPINE Régis | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4 | NIEL Hubert | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | FLORENCIO José | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 6 | DOMINGUES Paulino | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | MOREIRA Antonio Pedro | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | SANTIAGO Joaquim Augusto | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | MESTRE Manuel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | SILVA Henrique | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | ALCANTARA Saul | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | MOREIRA Joaquim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | VIEIRA José Sousa | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | PACHECO José Luis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | PEREIRA Eusebio | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | AZEVEDO José Silva Gonçalves | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | PEREIRA Antonio da Silva | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | LOTE Manuel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | NUNES José Maria Mateus | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | MIRANDA Leonel | 0 | - | - | - |