Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Nokere Koerse 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOSKAMP Bart | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | BOMANS Carlo | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 3 | HOFFMAN Tristan | 7 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 4 | SUNDERLAND Scott | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | HEYNDERICKX Jean-Pierre | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 6 | VAN BON Léon | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 7 | MICHAELSEN Lars | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8 | GAUTE HØLESTØL Svein | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | FEYS Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | THIJS Erwin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | DELME Davy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | HØJ Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | DESMET Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | DETILLOUX Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | DE CLERCQ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | PEERS Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | DE WAELE Fabien | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | CORVERS Frank | 0 | - | - | - |