Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 3 | POLLENTIER Michel | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 5 | DILLEN René | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 6 | BORGUET Joseph | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | VAN LOOY Frans | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 8 | MALFAIT Lieven | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | VANDENBRANDE Hendrik | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | LUBBERDING Henk | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | SCHIPPER Adri Jos | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | MARTIN Jacques | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13 | MARTENS René | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | LAURENS Marcel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 16 | OOSTERBOSCH Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | WILLEMS Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VAN VLIET Leo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VAN DER STAPPEN Jean | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | MARIOTTI Mario-Eliseo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | LERNO Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | MAESSEN Wim | 0 | - | - | - |