Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 1974.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POULIDOR Raymond | 16 | 12 | - | 4 |
| 2 | PERURENA Domingo | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | GIMONDI Felice | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | POGGIALI Roberto | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | SWERTS Roger | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | BITOSSI Franco | 14 | 2 | 12 | - |
| 8 | KARSTENS Gerben | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | BASSO Marino | 13 | 4 | 9 | - |
| 10 | MANZANEQUE Jesús | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | MERCKX Eddy | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | OCAÑA Luis | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | LAZCANO Santiago | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | RAYMOND Christian | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 17 | SANTAMBROGIO Giacinto | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 18 | LASA Miguel María | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | THÉVENET Bernard | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 20 | PAOLINI Enrico | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |