Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 4 | VAN KATWIJK Jan | 9 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 5 | DELCROIX Ludo | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 6 | DEMEYER Marc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | VAN DER SLAGMOLEN Herman | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 8 | TABAK Tino | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 9 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DIERICKX André | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11 | VERSCHAEVE Roger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | VERPLANCKE Daniel | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 14 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | VANDENBRANDE Hendrik | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | NAEGELS Walter | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | ALING Jan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | HOSTE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | DE BAL Alfons | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DIERICKX Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VAN DER STAPPEN Jean | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DANIEL Yves | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | RENIER Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | VAN KATWIJK Fons | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VERLINDEN Gery | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | WAYENBERG Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | MYNGHEER Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |