Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Züri Metzgete 1974.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOBAN Barry | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | GODEFROOT Walter | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | VAN NESTE Willy | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 5 | PFENNINGER Louis | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 6 | PINTENS Georges | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 7 | DAVID Wilfried | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 8 | DE WITTE Ronald | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 9 | VERBEECK Frans | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 12 | DIERICKX André | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 13 | LARGEAU Jean-claude | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 14 | KÜSTER Karl-Heinz | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | LOYSCH Roger | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | POLLENTIER Michel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | GAIDA Alfred | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | VAN CAUTER Gustaaf | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | KUIPER Hennie | 1 | - | 1 | - |