Debutants
Jimmy Casper is the youngest debutant in Gent-Wevelgem in 1998. There are 85 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASPER Jimmy | La Française des Jeux | 19y + 315d |
| 2 | VOGONDY Nicolas | La Française des Jeux | 20y + 243d |
| 3 | VAN MALDERGHEM Steven | Palmans - Ideal | 21y + 70d |
| 4 | TROUVÉ Kristof | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 21y + 240d |
| 5 | CRETSKENS Wilfried | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 21y + 272d |
| 6 | LEFÈVRE Laurent | Festina - Lotus | 21y + 280d |
| 7 | GUYTON Scott | Ipso | 21y + 301d |
| 8 | VANDE VELDE Christian | US Postal Service | 21y + 321d |
| 9 | VEREECKE Karel | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 22y + 3d |
| 10 | PLOUHINEC Samuel | Cofidis | 22y + 34d |
| 11 | CAPELLE Ludovic | Home Market - Ville de Charleroi | 22y + 40d |
| 12 | D'HONDT Patrick | La Française des Jeux | 22y + 141d |
| 13 | CHANOINE Marc | Collstrop | 22y + 189d |
| 14 | GRABSCH Bert | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 22y + 293d |
| 15 | BONGIONI Alessio | Asics - CGA | 22y + 349d |
| 16 | GLOMSER Gerrit | Scrigno - Gaerne | 23y + 7d |
| 17 | VANFRACHEM Jarno | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 23y + 31d |
| 18 | REZZANI Michele | Riso Scotti - MG | 23y + 52d |
| 19 | HERNANDEZ Romeo | Home Market - Ville de Charleroi | 23y + 59d |
| 20 | VERMEERSCH Jurgen | Palmans - Ideal | 23y + 66d |
| 21 | LENAERS Tim | Collstrop | 23y + 66d |
| 22 | RASTELLI Ellis | Brescialat | 23y + 80d |
| 23 | HORDIJK Jan | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 23y + 119d |
| 24 | PERQUE Franck | La Française des Jeux | 23y + 129d |
| 25 | GWIAZDOWSKI Grzegorz | Cofidis | 23y + 156d |
| 26 | BERTOLETTI Simone | Brescialat | 23y + 226d |
| 27 | SCHOELENS Gregory | Home Market - Ville de Charleroi | 23y + 232d |
| 28 | MÜLLER Martin | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 24y + 3d |
| 29 | HALGAND Patrice | Festina - Lotus | 24y + 37d |
| 30 | OMLOOP Geert | Spar - RDM | 24y + 55d |
| 31 | HOHENSTEIN Arne | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 24y + 65d |
| 32 | HAMMOND Roger | Palmans - Ideal | 24y + 68d |
| 33 | BAEYENS Danny | Collstrop | 24y + 81d |
| 34 | MORI Massimiliano | Saeco Macchine da Caffe' - Cannondale | 24y + 90d |
| 35 | HONDO Danilo | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 24y + 94d |
| 36 | PETACCHI Alessandro | Scrigno - Gaerne | 24y + 95d |
| 37 | DEMARBAIX Sébastien | Home Market - Ville de Charleroi | 24y + 110d |
| 38 | BARRENECHEA Iñaki | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 24y + 131d |
| 39 | POLLACK Olaf | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 24y + 200d |
| 40 | BEECKMAN Koen | Ipso | 24y + 218d |
| 41 | HIEMSTRA Bert | Rabobank ProTeam | 24y + 242d |
| 42 | MÜLLER Dirk | Team Telekom | 24y + 247d |
| 43 | MAZZOLENI Eddy | Saeco Macchine da Caffe' - Cannondale | 24y + 253d |
| 44 | MARICHAL Thierry | Lotto - Mobistar | 24y + 299d |
| 45 | KORFF André | Festina - Lotus | 24y + 308d |
| 46 | JALABERT Nicolas | Cofidis | 24y + 360d |
| 47 | SILOVS Juris | Team Home - Jack & Jones | 25y + 71d |
| 48 | DE BENI Federico | Riso Scotti - MG | 25y + 75d |
| 49 | MORENI Cristian | Brescialat | 25y + 138d |
| 50 | ROESEMS Bert | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 25y + 176d |
| 51 | BOS Cyril | GAN | 25y + 194d |
| 52 | TEUTENBERG Sven | US Postal Service | 25y + 233d |
| 53 | COLONNA Federico | Asics - CGA | 25y + 234d |
| 54 | DALGAARD Brian | Spar - RDM | 25y + 273d |
| 55 | CREPALDI Mirco | Polti | 25y + 301d |
| 56 | HENDRYCKX Christ | Collstrop | 25y + 308d |
| 57 | SIMENSEN Ole Sigurd | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 25y + 327d |
| 58 | VANDROMME Werner | Spar - RDM | 26y + 24d |
| 59 | HOLST KYNEB Mikael | Team Home - Jack & Jones | 26y + 34d |
| 60 | FERRARI Riccardo | Riso Scotti - MG | 26y + 51d |
| 61 | BRACKE Tony | Collstrop | 26y + 114d |
| 62 | GERITS Kris | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 26y + 193d |
| 63 | SCHAFFRATH Jan | Team Telekom | 26y + 203d |
| 64 | SALVATO Cristian | Polti | 26y + 233d |
| 65 | SCHIAVINA Samuele | Asics - CGA | 26y + 307d |
| 66 | ROSBORG Michael | Team Home - Jack & Jones | 27y + 24d |
| 67 | WESEMANN Steffen | Team Telekom | 27y + 28d |
| 68 | MEIRHAEGHE Filip | Home Market - Ville de Charleroi | 27y + 34d |
| 69 | FERRARI Diego | Asics - CGA | 27y + 142d |
| 70 | VAN HAESEBROUCKE Franky | Ipso | 27y + 251d |
| 71 | BIANCHI Carlo | Asics - CGA | 27y + 300d |
| 72 | VILLATORO Anton | US Postal Service | 27y + 302d |
| 73 | REDANT Hans | Ipso | 28y + 2d |
| 74 | DE SMET Andy | Ipso | 28y + 35d |
| 75 | DE RAEDT Rino | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 29y + 47d |
| 76 | ROSSATO Mirko | Scrigno - Gaerne | 29y + 122d |
| 77 | BRENTJENS Bart | Home Market - Ville de Charleroi | 29y + 180d |
| 78 | MENGIN Christophe | La Française des Jeux | 29y + 217d |
| 79 | GOTTSCHLING Stephan | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 30y + 57d |
| 80 | BLOCHWITZ Steffen | Agro - Adler Brandenburg | 30y + 212d |
| 81 | ANDERSEN Christian | Team Home - Jack & Jones | 30y + 294d |
| 82 | COUDRAY Nicolas | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 30y + 309d |
| 83 | CLAEYS Rik | Spar - RDM | 31y + 39d |
| 84 | SUNDERLAND Scott | Palmans - Ideal | 31y + 131d |
| 85 | HERYGERS Paul | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 35y + 137d |