Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWERTS Roger | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 4 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | FUCHS Josef | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | KUIPER Hennie | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | DEMEYER Marc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | RICCOMI Walter | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 9 | DELCROIX Ludo | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 10 | POLLENTIER Michel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 12 | CAMPANER Francis | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 13 | BOURREAU Bernard | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 14 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 15 | MOSER Francesco | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 16 | BEYSSENS Herman | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 17 | HÉZARD Yves | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 18 | DILLEN René | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 19 | MAERTENS Freddy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | VERSTRAETEN Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |