Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Scheldeprijs 1986.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 2 | PRIEM Cees | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 3 | PIRARD Frits | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | TACKAERT William | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 6 | SMIT Theo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VANHAERENS Eddy | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | WIJNANDS Ad | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 10 | DE WILDE Etienne | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 11 | DE BEULE Etienne | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 12 | BOGAERT Jan | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 13 | VAN EYNDE Wim | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | DEVOS Werner | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 15 | ARRAS Wim | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | DEMOL Dirk | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | DESMET Luc | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | HEIRWEG Dirk | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | GOVAERTS Luc | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 20 | COCQUYT Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |