Debutants in monumental classic
Overview of riders starting in GP du Midi-Libre 1988 that compete for the first time in one of the 5 five monument classics in cycling (SanRemo, Flanders, Roubaix, Liege and Lombardy).
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARNOULD Dominique | Toshiba | 21 |
| 2 | SZOSTEK Noel | ADR - Mini Flat - IOC | 21 |
| 3 | JAGT Arjan | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 21 |
| 4 | LEBLANC Luc | Toshiba | 21 |
| 5 | BRUYERE Bruno | Hitachi - Bosal - BCE | 22 |
| 6 | PASTORELLI Ettore | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 22 |
| 7 | RUÉ Gérard | Système U | 22 |
| 8 | MERTENS Marc | Sigma - Fina | 22 |
| 9 | CECI Armando | Sigma - Fina | 22 |
| 10 | KAPPES Andreas | Toshiba | 22 |
| 11 | LEPROUX Denis | Z - Peugeot | 23 |
| 12 | TIMMIS Adrian | Z - Peugeot | 23 |
| 13 | DAVIE Deno | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 23 |
| 14 | BERGAMO Marco | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 24 |
| 15 | POELS Twan | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 24 |
| 16 | BOYER Éric | Système U | 24 |
| 17 | LOUVIOT Philippe | Z - Peugeot | 24 |
| 18 | VALLET Patrick | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 24 |
| 19 | GARNIER Frédéric | Toshiba | 24 |
| 20 | CASADO Philippe | Z - Peugeot | 24 |
| 21 | ABADIE Henri | Z - Peugeot | 25 |
| 22 | DUBOIS Pascal | Système U | 25 |
| 23 | JACOBS Patrick | Hitachi - Bosal - BCE | 25 |
| 24 | GAYANT Martial | Toshiba | 25 |
| 25 | MADIOT Yvon | Toshiba | 25 |
| 26 | PELIER Joël | Système U | 26 |
| 27 | VERHOEVEN Nico | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 26 |
| 28 | GUYOT Eric | Système U | 26 |
| 29 | BERNARD Jean-François | Toshiba | 26 |
| 30 | TABAI Marco | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 26 |
| 31 | COLOTTI Jean-Claude | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 26 |
| 32 | ELLIOTT Malcolm | Fagor - MBK | 26 |
| 33 | KIMMAGE Paul | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 26 |
| 34 | MEUWISSEN André | Sigma - Fina | 26 |
| 35 | WELTZ Johnny | Fagor - MBK | 26 |
| 36 | CARLSEN John | Fagor - MBK | 26 |
| 37 | FOREST Robert | Fagor - MBK | 26 |
| 38 | BÖLTS Hartmut | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 27 |
| 39 | SIMON Jérôme | Z - Peugeot | 27 |
| 40 | FIGNON Laurent | Système U | 27 |
| 41 | GUAY Stéphane | Toshiba | 27 |
| 42 | MAS Gilles | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 27 |
| 43 | EMONDS Nico | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 27 |
| 44 | ESNAULT Patrice | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 27 |
| 45 | SOLLEVELD Gerrit | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 27 |
| 46 | HAEX Jos | Hitachi - Bosal - BCE | 28 |
| 47 | PERINI Giancarlo | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 28 |
| 48 | YATES Sean | Fagor - MBK | 28 |
| 49 | BÉRARD Charly | Fagor - MBK | 28 |
| 50 | HAGHEDOOREN Paul | Sigma - Fina | 28 |
| 51 | GARDE Dominique | Système U | 29 |
| 52 | NEVENS Jan | Sigma - Fina | 29 |
| 53 | WYNANTS Jan | Hitachi - Bosal - BCE | 29 |
| 54 | RICHARD Bernard | Fagor - MBK | 30 |
| 55 | LEALI Bruno | Carrera Jeans - Vagabond | 30 |
| 56 | DUCROT Maarten | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 30 |
| 57 | LELEU Philippe | Toshiba | 30 |
| 58 | CRIQUIELION Claude | Hitachi - Bosal - BCE | 31 |
| 59 | SIMON Pascal | Système U | 31 |
| 60 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | Hitachi - Bosal - BCE | 32 |
| 61 | GOMEZ Marc | Fagor - MBK | 33 |
| 62 | MARTENS René | ADR - Mini Flat - IOC | 33 |
| 63 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert | Z - Peugeot | 33 |
| 64 | KUIPER Hennie | Sigma - Fina | 39 |