Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of La Vuelta ciclista a España 1972.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOVAK Anatole | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | GÓMEZ Antonio | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | MOSER Aldo | 18 | - | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | LÓPEZ RODRÍGUEZ José Manuel | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | DÍAZ Ventura | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | SCHLECK Johny | 11 | 6 | - | 5 |
| 7 | LETORT Désiré | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | PERURENA Domingo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | SANTAMARINA Luis-Pedro | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | SCHIAVON Silvano | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | ZANDEGÙ Dino | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | CASTELLO Eduardo | 9 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 14 | MICHELOTTO Claudio | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | VAN DER VLEUTEN Jos | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 16 | SAÉZ Ramón | 7 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 17 | MANZANEQUE Jesús | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | JIMENEZ Nemesio | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 19 | ARANZABAL Jesús | 6 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 20 | WAGTMANS Rini | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |