Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERURENA Domingo | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | LÓPEZ Vicente | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | GALDOS Francisco | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | LASA Miguel María | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | HOBAN Barry | 15 | 12 | - | 3 |
| 7 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MENÉNDEZ Antonio | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | OLIVA Andrés | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | TORRES Pedro | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | CREPALDI Ottavio | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | FABBRI Fabrizio | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | GODEFROOT Walter | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 10 | 3 | 7 | - |
| 16 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 18 | FUCHS Josef | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | BATTAGLIN Giovanni | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| 20 | GAVAZZI Pierino | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |