Debutants
Youngest debutants in Grote Prijs Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven in 1997. There are 27 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRETSKENS Wilfried | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 21y + 59d |
| 2 | DESCHOENMAECKER Stijn | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 21y + 85d |
| 3 | GUYTON Scott | Ipso - Euroclean | 21y + 88d |
| 4 | SCHOELENS Gregory | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 23y + 19d |
| 5 | FITZGERALD Mehall | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 23y + 38d |
| 6 | DETILLOUX Christophe | Lotto - Mobistar | 23y + 127d |
| 7 | DEMARBAIX Sébastien | Lotto - Mobistar | 23y + 262d |
| 8 | LAGNEAU Frederic | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 24y + 68d |
| 9 | KORFF André | Festina - Lotus | 24y + 95d |
| 10 | ROKIA Anthony | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 24y + 278d |
| 11 | HENDRYCKX Christ | Palmans - Lystex | 25y + 95d |
| 12 | ROSOLIŃSKI Grzegorz | Mróz | 25y + 109d |
| 13 | DE GEYTER Johan | Palmans - Lystex | 25y + 145d |
| 14 | DUFOURNI Pascal | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 25y + 166d |
| 15 | FEYS Wim | Lotto - Mobistar | 25y + 265d |
| 16 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 25y + 348d |
| 17 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | Festina - Lotus | 26y + 123d |
| 18 | MOREAU Christophe | Festina - Lotus | 26y + 148d |
| 19 | DE NEEF Steven | Collstrop | 26y + 234d |
| 20 | KRISTIANSEN Stig | Ipso - Euroclean | 27y + 26d |
| 21 | TORREKENS Eddy | Tönissteiner - Colnago | 27y + 151d |
| 22 | PEERS Chris | Lotto - Mobistar | 27y + 188d |
| 23 | LAMOUR Claude | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 27y + 324d |
| 24 | PANKOV Oleg | RDM - Asfra | 30y + 36d |
| 25 | VAN DEN ABEELE Frank | Cedico - Ville de Charleroi | 31y + 247d |
| 26 | PILLON Laurent | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 33y + 160d |
| 27 | TCHMIL Andrei | Lotto - Mobistar | 34y + 228d |