Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Grote Prijs Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARSTENS Gerben | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | VAN KATWIJK Jan | 9 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 4 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | VERSTRAETEN Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 6 | BELLET Maurizio | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 7 | SCHEPMANS Benny | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 8 | VAN LOOY Frans | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 9 | VAN SWEEVELT Guido | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | LIBOUTON Freddy | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 11 | SCHIPPER Adri Jos | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | VAN DE POEL Jos | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | WUYCKENS René | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | VAN KATWIJK Fons | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | DALGAL Walter | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | LAURENS Marcel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | DE BAL Alfons | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 18 | JACOBS Jos | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 19 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 20 | HOSTE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DE BEULE Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VERLINDEN Gery | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | DIERICKX Oscar | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | HAVIK Martin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | MARIOTTI Mario-Eliseo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | LERNO Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | VERBOVEN Julien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | MOERMAN Jackie | 0 | - | - | - |