Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert - Prijs Groot-Zottegem 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE WILDE Etienne | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 2 | AMPLER Uwe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN PETEGEM Peter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | HEYNDERICKX Jean-Pierre | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 5 | VAN HYFTE Paul | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 6 | VERBEKEN Peter | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 7 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | VERHEYEN Geert | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9 | GILMORE Matthew | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | REDANT Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | DETILLOUX Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | VANSEVENANT Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | STREMERSCH Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | LAPLASSE Goswin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | DESMET Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | CAPELLE Ludovic | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | BAEYENS Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | HEIREWEGH Bart | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | FEYS Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VANHAECKE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | GLORIEUX Geert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DE SMET Andy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DE CLERCQ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | PEERS Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DE WAELE Fabien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DAELMAN Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VERMAUT Stive | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VAN MALDERGHEM Steven | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DE CLERCQ Eric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | PAUWELS Karl | 0 | - | - | - |