Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Gent-Wevelgem 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIBBY Jesper | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | SCIREA Mario | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 17 | 8 | 9 | - |
| 4 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 6 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | POLI Eros | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MOREAU Francis | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | BALDATO Fabio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | MUSEEUW Johan | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 13 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 10 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 14 | CAPIOT Johan | 9 | 6 | 3 | - |
| 15 | TAFI Andrea | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | ANDREU Frankie | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | PEETERS Wilfried | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 18 | BALLERINI Franco | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | TCHMIL Andrei | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | CAPELLE Christophe | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |