Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | PEETERS Wilfried | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 3 | DE WILDE Etienne | 9 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 4 | VAN SLYCKE Rik | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 5 | DEKKER Erik | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 6 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | DE JONGH Steven | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VERSTREPEN Johan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | DESMET Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | DE CNODDER Eric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | DEWULF David | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | CRETSKENS Wilfried | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | NYS Sven | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | DE MEUTER Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | VAN CAPPELLEN Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | SWINNEN Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VAN HEST Bas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN OLMEN Steven | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VAN LOON Paul | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | BEIKIRCH Andreas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VAN SCHALEN Paul | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VANDERAERDEN Gert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | GILMORE Matthew | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | VAN DER VEN Remco | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DE CLERCQ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | ASSEZ Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | VERMEERSCH Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VAN LANCKER Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | OMLOOP Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | DE BUYST Franky | 0 | - | - | - |