Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop Het Volk 1977.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | GODEFROOT Walter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DE WITTE Ronald | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | LEMAN Eric | 9 | 5 | - | 4 |
| 6 | VAN KATWIJK Jan | 9 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 7 | PLANCKAERT Willy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | SERCU Patrick | 8 | 1 | 7 | - |
| 9 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 10 | ROSIERS Roger | 7 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 11 | ROUXEL Charly | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 12 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 13 | OSLER Marcello | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 14 | DELCROIX Ludo | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 15 | POLLENTIER Michel | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 16 | DEMEYER Marc | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 17 | VERBEECK Frans | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 18 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | DE VLAEMINCK Eric | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 20 | DIERICKX André | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 21 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 22 | PRIEM Cees | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 23 | VAN DEN HOEK Aad | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 24 | THURAU Dietrich | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 25 | ALING Jan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 26 | VANDERVEKEN Johnny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 27 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 28 | PEETERS Ludo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 29 | LEMAN Luc | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 30 | MAERTENS Freddy | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 31 | RAAS Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 32 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | MALFAIT Geert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | DIERICKX Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | DE MEYER Ronan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | JACOBS Jos | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |