Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of In Flanders Fields 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | FABBRI Fabrizio | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | DE WITTE Ronald | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DE GEEST Willy | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 6 | VAN LINDEN Rik | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | DELCROIX Ludo | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 8 | DEMEYER Marc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | POLLENTIER Michel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN DER SLAGMOLEN Herman | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 12 | MOSER Francesco | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 13 | VAN KATWIJK Piet | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 14 | PRIEM Cees | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 15 | BEYSSENS Herman | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 16 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 17 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 18 | MAERTENS Freddy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | VAN DEN HOEK Aad | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 20 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 21 | VERSCHAEVE Roger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | BAL Kees | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 23 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | RAAS Jan | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 25 | EDWARDS Phil | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 26 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 27 | MALFAIT Geert | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 28 | NAEGELS Walter | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 29 | VANDENBRANDE Hendrik | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 30 | BAERT Dirk | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 31 | VANDERVEKEN Johnny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 32 | PEETERS Ludo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 33 | LUBBERDING Henk | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 34 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 39 | BOSSANT Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 40 | VAN DER MEER Johan | 0 | - | - | - |