Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOBAN Barry | 15 | 12 | - | 3 |
| 2 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 3 | MALFAIT Lieven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | VAN LOOY Frans | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 6 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MARTENS René | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | CUYLE Carlos | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 9 | VAN DE POEL Jos | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | PIRARD Frits | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | VERSTRAETE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | JESSON Paul | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | COLMAN Rudy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | POIRIER Christian | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | VAN VLIET Leo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | VAN LANDEGHEM Ghislain | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 20 | THOMAS Willem | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 21 | OOSTERBOSCH Bert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | WAYENBERG Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DIERICKX Oscar | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | JOCHUMS Charles | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | BLOCKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | PIPART Jean Philippe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DEVITS Jozef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | COTTENIES Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | AMELOOT Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | DE GRAUWE Luc | 0 | - | - | - |