Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of E3-Prijs Harelbeke 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONTEMPI Guido | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | PEETERS Ludo | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | ANDERSON Phil | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 5 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | PEIPER Allan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | HERMANS Mathieu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | LIECKENS Jozef | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 9 | BOGAERT Jan | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10 | FRISON Herman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | VERHOEVEN Nico | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 12 | BORDONALI Fabio | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 13 | GOESSENS Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | LILHOLT Søren | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | DENEUT Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | NEVELS Leon | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | CORNELISSE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | REDANT Hendrik | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | MUSEEUW Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VAN DEN AKKER John | 0 | - | - | - |