Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 13 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 2 | DE SCHOENMAECKER Jos | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | ROSIERS Roger | 8 | 3 | - | 5 |
| 4 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | SCHEERS Willy | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 6 | VERPLANCKE Daniel | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 7 | BELLET Maurizio | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 8 | SCHEPMANS Benny | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | BORGUET Joseph | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | LIBOUTON Freddy | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | DE SMET Marc | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | WUYCKENS René | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | LEFEVERE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | BOUCKAERT Ronald | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | BAERT Dirk | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | TACKAERT William | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DEVOS Hendrik | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | GEVERS André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | FURNIÈRE Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DE GENDT Franky | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VAN GERWEN Gerrie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DEVOS Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | DUMONT Christian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | AMELOOT Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | GILBERT Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |