Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of E3-Prijs Harelbeke 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIBBY Jesper | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | TEBALDI Valerio | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | VANZELLA Flavio | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | HENN Christian | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | ZANINI Stefano | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 10 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 11 | PEETERS Wilfried | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 12 | BALLERINI Franco | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | TCHMIL Andrei | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | DURAND Jacky | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 16 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | PETITO Roberto | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | BOMANS Carlo | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 19 | HOFFMAN Tristan | 7 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 20 | FARAZIJN Peter | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |