Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of National Championships Belgium ME - Road Race 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | DE WITTE Ronald | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 10 | 3 | 7 | - |
| 4 | GODEFROOT Walter | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 6 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 7 | DE MUYNCK Johan | 6 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 8 | POLLENTIER Michel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | WELLENS Paul | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 10 | DIERICKX André | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11 | SCHEPMANS Benny | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 12 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 13 | PEETERS Ludo | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | DESAEVER Alain | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | MARTENS René | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | LAURENS Marcel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VERSTRAETE Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |