Debutants
Youngest debutants in Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard in 1978. There are 7 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN VLIET Leo | Miko - Mercier - Hutchinson | 22y + 80d |
| 2 | THURAU Dietrich | Ijsboerke | 23y + 86d |
| 3 | VERLINDEN Gery | Ijsboerke | 23y + 278d |
| 4 | RENIER Marc | Ijsboerke | 24y + 312d |
| 5 | PRONK Bert | Ijsboerke | 27y + 102d |
| 6 | VAN SWEEVELT Guido | Ijsboerke | 28y + 294d |
| 7 | DE BAL Alfons | Ijsboerke | 34y + 126d |