Debutants
Graham Jones is the youngest debutant in La Flèche Wallonne in 1979. There are 17 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JONES Graham | Peugeot - Esso | 21y + 164d |
| 2 | CRIQUIELION Claude | Kas | 22y + 89d |
| 3 | SIMON Pascal | Peugeot - Esso | 22y + 195d |
| 4 | WILLEMS Daniel | Ijsboerke - Warncke | 22y + 237d |
| 5 | TACKAERT William | Daf Trucks | 22y + 244d |
| 6 | MARIOTTI Mario-Eliseo | Flandria - Ca Va Seul | 23y + 238d |
| 7 | VERSCHUERE Pol | Flandria - Ca Va Seul | 24y + 82d |
| 8 | PIRARD Frits | Miko - Mercier | 24y + 123d |
| 9 | MAAS Jo | Daf Trucks | 24y + 186d |
| 10 | DALGAL Walter | Kas | 24y + 290d |
| 11 | RENIER Marc | Kas | 26y + 13d |
| 12 | LINARD Hubert | Peugeot - Esso | 26y + 43d |
| 13 | VILLEMIANE Pierre-Raymond | Renault - Gitane | 28y + 29d |
| 14 | SCHUITEN Roy | Scic | 28y + 115d |
| 15 | THALER Klaus-Peter | TI - Raleigh | 29y + 331d |
| 16 | QUILFEN Bernard | Renault - Gitane | 29y + 355d |
| 17 | DEN HERTOG Fedor | Ijsboerke - Warncke | 32y + 355d |