Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARSTENS Gerben | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Albert | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | HOBAN Barry | 14 | 11 | - | 3 |
| 4 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 5 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 6 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 7 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | VERSCHAEVE Roger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | CAEL Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VERPLANCKE Daniel | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 12 | VAN LOOY Frans | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 13 | ONGENAE Dirk | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 14 | LEMAN Luc | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | MALFAIT Geert | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | CUYLE Carlos | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | ALING Jan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | DELCROIX André | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | VERHAEGEN Frans | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Frans | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21 | BAERT Dirk | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | JACOBS Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | COLMAN Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | FURNIÈRE Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VAN GILS René | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DIERICKX Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | JACOBS Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DE NUL Johnny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | GYSEMANS Jos | 0 | - | - | - |