Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Züri Metzgete 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANIZZA Wladimiro | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 4 | KNUDSEN Knut | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 5 | FUCHS Josef | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | LUALDI Valerio | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 7 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | 7 | 2 | 5 | - |
| 8 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 9 | SUTTER Ueli | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 10 | WELLENS Paul | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 11 | DONADELLO Aldo | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 12 | SALM Roland | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 13 | LANDONI Gabriele | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 14 | HINAULT Bernard | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 15 | LUBBERDING Henk | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 16 | VILLEMIANE Pierre-Raymond | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 17 | MARTENS René | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 18 | MACCALI Salvatore | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | WOLFER Bruno | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 20 | SARONNI Giuseppe | 2 | - | 2 | - |