Youngest competitors in race history
| Pos. | Rider | Age | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cees Van Dongen | 17y + 17d | 1967 |
| 2 | Quinn Simmons | 18y + 297d | 2020 |
| 3 | José Samyn | 18y + 299d | 1965 |
| 4 | Petr Kubias | 19y + 63d | 2008 |
| 5 | Mads Pedersen | 19y + 72d | 2015 |
| 6 | Matthias Brändle | 19y + 83d | 2009 |
| 7 | Olav Kooij | 19y + 133d | 2021 |
| 8 | Gerald Ciolek | 19y + 159d | 2006 |
| 9 | Sven Reutter | 19y + 197d | 2016 |
| 10 | Mickaël Delage | 19y + 204d | 2005 |
| 11 | Björn Thurau | 19y + 221d | 2008 |
| 12 | Michel Wallyn | 19y + 250d | 1949 |
| 13 | Victor Manakov | 19y + 260d | 2012 |
| 14 | Ludo Janssens | 19y + 325d | 1962 |
| 15 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard | 20y + 21d | 2015 |
| 16 | Peter Sagan | 20y + 32d | 2010 |
| 17 | Michael Schwarzmann | 20y + 50d | 2011 |
| 18 | Jean Bogaerts | 20y + 65d | 1945 |
| 19 | Jonas Tenbrock | 20y + 73d | 2016 |
| 20 | Rick Zabel | 20y + 84d | 2014 |
| 21 | Rik Van Looy | 20y + 84d | 1954 |
| 22 | Carlo Westphal | 20y + 92d | 2006 |
| 23 | Kevyn Ista | 20y + 96d | 2005 |
| 24 | Roger Rosiers | 20y + 98d | 1967 |
| 25 | Leopold König | 20y + 107d | 2008 |
| 26 | Andy Flickinger | 20y + 115d | 1999 |
| 27 | Gilles De Wilde | 20y + 140d | 2020 |
| 28 | Johan Le Bon | 20y + 146d | 2011 |
| 29 | Zico Waeytens | 20y + 149d | 2012 |
| 30 | Adrien Petit | 20y + 153d | 2011 |
| 31 | Donavan Grondin | 20y + 154d | 2021 |
| 32 | Michael Schär | 20y + 155d | 2007 |
| 33 | Jörg Müller | 20y + 158d | 1988 |
| 34 | Juri Hollmann | 20y + 183d | 2020 |
| 35 | Jozef Hoogaerts | 20y + 194d | 1945 |
| 36 | Jörg Jaksche | 20y + 221d | 1997 |
| 37 | Mark McNally | 20y + 222d | 2010 |
| 38 | Florian Sénéchal | 20y + 234d | 2014 |
| 39 | Gert Dockx | 20y + 239d | 2009 |
| 40 | Heinrich Trumheller | 20y + 241d | 1993 |
| 41 | George Hincapie | 20y + 242d | 1994 |
| 42 | Matteo Jorgenson | 20y + 243d | 2020 |
| 43 | Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier | 20y + 244d | 2014 |
| 44 | Franck Bonnamour | 20y + 252d | 2016 |
| 45 | James Shaw | 20y + 257d | 2017 |
| 46 | Eddy Merckx | 20y + 261d | 1966 |
| 47 | Fred Wright | 20y + 261d | 2020 |
| 48 | Jan Adriaensens | 20y + 275d | 1953 |
| 49 | Jimmy Casper | 20y + 275d | 1999 |
| 50 | Kevin De Weert | 20y + 278d | 2003 |
| 51 | Matthias Kessler | 20y + 286d | 2000 |
| 52 | Anthony Turgis | 20y + 288d | 2015 |
| 53 | Rubens Bertogliati | 20y + 293d | 2000 |
| 54 | Nikolay Zhurkin | 20y + 296d | 2012 |
| 55 | Wilfried Nelissen | 20y + 301d | 1991 |
| 56 | Francis Yppersiel | 20y + 302d | 1969 |
| 57 | Eugène Van Roosbroeck | 20y + 304d | 1949 |
| 58 | Jakub Mareczko | 20y + 304d | 2015 |
| 59 | Joseph Planckaert | 20y + 305d | 1955 |
| 60 | Artur Gajek | 20y + 313d | 2006 |
| 61 | Antonio Bucciero | 20y + 316d | 2003 |
| 62 | Marco Haller | 20y + 330d | 2012 |
| 63 | Bram Welten | 20y + 332d | 2018 |
| 64 | Willy Planckaert | 20y + 334d | 1965 |
| 65 | Frans Van Vlierberghe | 20y + 338d | 1975 |
| 66 | Stephane Heulot | 20y + 346d | 1992 |
| 67 | Luca Wackermann | 20y + 347d | 2013 |
| 68 | Marcel De Mulder | 20y + 349d | 1949 |
| 69 | Tiesj Benoot | 20y + 354d | 2015 |
| 70 | Jasper Philipsen | 20y + 365d | 2019 |
| 71 | Philippe Gaumont | 21y + 4d | 1994 |
| 72 | Fabio Sabatini | 21y + 7d | 2006 |
| 73 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | 21y + 12d | 2021 |
| 74 | Kim Eriksen | 21y + 21d | 1985 |
| 75 | Eric Vanderaerden | 21y + 22d | 1983 |
| 76 | Steven Van Malderghem | 21y + 31d | 1998 |
| 77 | Matvey Zubov | 21y + 34d | 2012 |
| 78 | Dominik Roels | 21y + 40d | 2008 |
| 79 | Karel Debaere | 21y + 40d | 1946 |
| 80 | Pierre Dekkers | 21y + 41d | 1964 |
| 81 | Andreas Klier | 21y + 46d | 1997 |
| 82 | Philipp Ludescher | 21y + 58d | 2008 |
| 83 | Leo Duyndam | 21y + 59d | 1969 |
| 84 | Rini Wagtmans | 21y + 67d | 1968 |
| 85 | Karl-Heinz Muddemann | 21y + 69d | 1971 |
| 86 | Benny Schepmans | 21y + 72d | 1975 |
| 87 | Jo Planckaert | 21y + 75d | 1992 |
| 88 | Marcel Maes | 21y + 76d | 1966 |
| 89 | Jan Bárta | 21y + 80d | 2006 |
| 90 | Johan van der Velde | 21y + 82d | 1978 |
| 91 | Jacques Hanegraaf | 21y + 82d | 1982 |
| 92 | Angélo Tulik | 21y + 85d | 2012 |
| 93 | Edgard Sorgeloos | 21y + 86d | 1952 |
| 94 | Gianni Meersman | 21y + 88d | 2007 |
| 95 | Pierrick Fédrigo | 21y + 88d | 2000 |
| 96 | Jean-pierre Wattiez | 21y + 92d | 1968 |
| 97 | Jens Keukeleire | 21y + 96d | 2010 |
| 98 | Julien Schepens | 21y + 96d | 1957 |
| 99 | Iván García Cortina | 21y + 98d | 2017 |
| 100 | Guy Santy | 21y + 102d | 1972 |