Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop Schelde-Durme 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOBAN Barry | 15 | 12 | - | 3 |
| 2 | VANMARCKE Ronny | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| 3 | BELLET Maurizio | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 4 | SCHEERS Willy | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 5 | SCHROYENS Wim | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 6 | VANDERVEKEN Johnny | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 7 | DE WILDE Etienne | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 8 | DE NUL Johnny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | DE KEYSER Paul | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10 | DUMONT Christian | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | VAN LANDEGHEM Ghislain | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | ENGELEN Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | DEVITS Jozef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | VAN HEER Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | AMELOOT Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | GOOSSENS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | ROTMAN Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | HUYGELEN Paul | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | KLAASEN Livinus | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | MUTSAARS Henk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VERBRAEKEN Andre | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DE GRAUWE Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | MOENS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | CAETHOVEN Hendrik | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | GYSEMANS Emiel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | LERNO Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | TOURNÉ Stan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | BLOCKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | BURTON Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | FURNIÈRE Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |