Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of E3-Prijs Harelbeke 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 2 | GODEFROOT Walter | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 4 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 5 | POLLENTIER Michel | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 7 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 8 | VAN DER SLAGMOLEN Herman | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 9 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | THURAU Dietrich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | VERSCHAEVE Roger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | RAAS Jan | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 14 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 15 | PEETERS Ludo | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | LUBBERDING Henk | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | ONGENAE Dirk | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 18 | KELLY Sean | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | VAN KATWIJK Fons | 1 | - | - | 1 |