Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Le Samyn 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TALEN John | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | FARAZIJN Peter | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 3 | HEYNDERICKX Jean-Pierre | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 4 | DE CLERCQ Mario | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 5 | VAN STEEN Martin | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | WILLEMS Ludwig | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | AUGER Ludovic | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | DELME Davy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | GAUTE HØLESTØL Svein | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | AERTS Mario | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | CAPELLE Ludovic | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | BAEYENS Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | THIJS Erwin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | DE NEEF Steven | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | SPAENHOVEN Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VAN HAESEBROUCKE Franky | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DE BUYSSCHERE Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | DALGAARD Brian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | AUGER Guillaume | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DESMET Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | JOHANSEN Allan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VANSEVENANT Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | STREEL Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | WUYTS Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DIERCKXSENS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DE MEESTER Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | DAELMAN Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DE CLERCQ Eric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | CORNELISSE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |