Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | DELCROIX Ludo | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 3 | POLLENTIER Michel | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | VANMARCKE Ronny | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 5 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | VAN KATWIJK Piet | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 7 | VERSCHAEVE Roger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 9 | VERPLANCKE Daniel | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 11 | PEETERS Ludo | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | SCHIPPER Adri Jos | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 13 | WUYCKENS René | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | LEFEVERE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | LAURENS Marcel | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | VERHAEGEN Frans | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | ALING Jan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | BOLTON William | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | ROGGE Jean-Claude | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VERFAILLIE Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | ONGHENA Ronan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | MYNGHEER Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | COLMAN Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | TACKAERT William | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | FURNIÈRE Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | MOERMAN Jackie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | HOSTE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | VANHAERENS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VAN DER AUWERA Benjamin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | SCHOONJANS Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | ALBERT Willy | 0 | - | - | - |