Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUGNO Gianni | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | COLAGÈ Stefano | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | PODENZANA Massimo | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | JALABERT Laurent | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 6 | MASSI Rodolfo | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | FARESIN Gianni | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | ELLI Alberto | 12 | 8 | 4 | - |
| 9 | PELLICIOLI Oscar | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | BOLTS Udo | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | JÄRMANN Rolf | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | GIANETTI Mauro | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | ZANINI Stefano | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | HEPPNER Jens | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 15 | COPPOLILLO Michele | 9 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | LEBLANC Luc | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | DUFAUX Laurent | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | HERVÉ Pascal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | VOSKAMP Bart | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | HAMBURGER Bo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |