Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | WAMPERS Jean-Marie | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 3 | HAEX Jos | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | SEGERS Noël | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 5 | POELS Twan | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6 | VAN SLYCKE Rik | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | REDANT Hendrik | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 8 | HEYNDERICKX Jean-Pierre | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | VAN VOOREN Philippe | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | KAJZER Dariusz | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | TOLHOEK Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | PIRARD Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | DE COSTER Guy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | HOPMANS Kees | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | BODIN Serge | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | EICKELBECK Guido | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | SOENENS Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | WILLEMS Ludwig | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | HARMELING Rob | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VAN LEEUWE Stefan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | BÖLTS Udo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | KOOLS Adrie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | HEYLEN Benny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | COOMAN Jerry | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | LAMEIRE Marnix | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | JAGT Arjan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VEKEMANS Koen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | SPAENHOVEN Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | FRANCKEN Frank | 0 | - | - | - |