Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 2 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | TCHMIL Andrei | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | PILLON Laurent | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 6 | CAPELLE Christophe | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 7 | HOFFMAN Tristan | 7 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 8 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 9 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 11 | VASSEUR Cédric | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 12 | BRASI Rossano | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 13 | BRIGNOLI Ermanno | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | DE CLERCQ Mario | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 15 | MENGIN Christophe | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 16 | GAUMONT Philippe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | STEELS Tom | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | WILLEMS Ludwig | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | VAN STEEN Martin | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | O'GRADY Stuart | 1 | 1 | - | - |