Debutants
Youngest debutants in Gent-Wevelgem in 1989. There are 33 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE KONING Louis | Panasonic - Isostar | 21y + 168d |
| 2 | PEDERSEN Alex | RMO - Mavic - Liberia | 22y + 141d |
| 3 | BÖLTS Udo | Team Stuttgart | 22y + 238d |
| 4 | DELION Gilles | Helvetia - La Suisse | 22y + 243d |
| 5 | PEYRAMAURE Pascal | Z - Peugeot | 22y + 337d |
| 6 | STUMPF Remig | Toshiba | 23y + 11d |
| 7 | WILLEMS Ludwig | Lotto | 23y + 57d |
| 8 | EICKELBECK Guido | Team Stuttgart | 23y + 117d |
| 9 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Kurt | Humo - TW | 23y + 186d |
| 10 | FIDANZA Giovanni | Chateau d'Ax | 23y + 190d |
| 11 | HUYGHE Peter | Humo - TW | 23y + 250d |
| 12 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | Ariostea | 23y + 261d |
| 13 | RUÉ Gérard | Super U - Raleigh - Fiat | 23y + 272d |
| 14 | BEUKER René | Caja Rural | 23y + 325d |
| 15 | LIETTI Marco | Malvor - Sidi | 23y + 350d |
| 16 | MAASSEN Frans | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 24y + 68d |
| 17 | TALEN John | Panasonic - Isostar | 24y + 77d |
| 18 | SANDERS Gilles | RMO - Mavic - Liberia | 24y + 239d |
| 19 | PEDERSEN Atle | PDM | 24y + 250d |
| 20 | NIJBOER Erwin | Caja Rural | 24y + 307d |
| 21 | VAN ORSOUW Marc | PDM | 24y + 358d |
| 22 | RIIS Bjarne | Super U - Raleigh - Fiat | 25y + 2d |
| 23 | HENN Christian | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 25y + 25d |
| 24 | REZZE Dante | RMO - Mavic - Liberia | 25y + 343d |
| 25 | ASSEZ Marc | Mini-Flat - Isoglass | 26y + 8d |
| 26 | DRAAIJER Johannes | PDM | 26y + 28d |
| 27 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 26y + 36d |
| 28 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | Ariostea | 26y + 121d |
| 29 | REDANT Hendrik | Lotto | 26y + 155d |
| 30 | VERSCHUEREN Patrick | Lotto | 26y + 205d |
| 31 | BAFFI Adriano | Ariostea | 26y + 241d |
| 32 | KAJZER Dariusz | Team Stuttgart | 27y + 172d |
| 33 | ROLL Bob | 7 Eleven - American Airlines | 28y + 272d |