Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert - Prijs Groot-Zottegem 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | GODEFROOT Walter | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | KUIPER Hennie | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | DEMEYER Marc | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MALFAIT Lieven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | THURAU Dietrich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | SINGER Willy | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 8 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | PEETERS Ludo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 11 | KELLY Sean | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN DE POEL Jos | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13 | VAN SWEEVELT Guido | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | COLMAN Rudy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DER AUWERA Benjamin | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | VERSTRAETE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 19 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | VERLINDEN Gery | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21 | THOMAS Willem | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 22 | HOSTE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | WAYENBERG Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | SCHOONJANS Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DEVOS Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | HAYTON Dudley | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VERFAILLIE Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | CUMING Dave | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | MOERMAN Jackie | 0 | - | - | - |