Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 3 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DE WITTE Ronald | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 6 | KUIPER Hennie | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | POLLENTIER Michel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VAN DER SLAGMOLEN Herman | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 9 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VANMARCKE Ronny | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 11 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VERSTRAETEN Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | MAERTENS Freddy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | VAN LOOY Frans | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 15 | MARCUSSEN Jørgen | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 16 | THURAU Dietrich | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | VAN GASTEL Hugo | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 18 | LOOS Ludo | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 19 | MARTIN Jacques | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | ARIJS Frank | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 21 | VANDENBRANDE Hendrik | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 22 | ALING Jan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 23 | PEETERS Ludo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 24 | VAN LANDEGHEM Ghislain | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Adri | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | JACOBS Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | FURNIÈRE Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | LAURENS Marcel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | VAN DER STAPPEN Jean | 0 | - | - | - |