Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 12 | 11 | - | 1 |
| 4 | POLLENTIER Michel | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | BEYSSENS Herman | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | VAN LOOY Frans | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 7 | BORGUET Joseph | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | VERSTRAETEN Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 9 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | KELLY Sean | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 11 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 12 | DE MEYER Ronan | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MARTIN Jacques | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | MARTENS René | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DER AUWERA Benjamin | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | PEVENAGE Patrick | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Adri | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | DE CNIJF Roger | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | JAGSCH Erich | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 21 | VAN KATWIJK Fons | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 22 | GOVAERTS Willy | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 23 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 24 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 25 | DE WILDE Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DE ROOIJ Theo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | CLAES Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | SCHEUNEMANN Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | MAESSEN Wim | 0 | - | - | - |