Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Elfstedenronde 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | PATRY Rudy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | ROGIERS Rudy | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 4 | BOGAERT Jan | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 5 | BEUKER René | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 6 | ILEGEMS Roger | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | VERPLANCKE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 8 | DENEUT Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | BAFCOP Edwin | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | HEYNDERICKX Jean-Pierre | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | MUSEEUW Johan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | VEENSTRA Wiebren | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | BAR Patrice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | VLASSAKS Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DEN BRANDEN Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | EICKELBECK Guido | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | MOORMAN Ralph | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | HOPMANS Kees | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | COOMAN Jerry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | LAMEIRE Marnix | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DE BACKER Gino | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | SEYNAEVE Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | JAGT Arjan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | CECI Armando | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VAN ROOY Koen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | PIRARD Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | WILLEMS Willy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | WILLEMS Ludwig | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VERDONCK Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |