Debutants in monumental classic
Overview of riders starting in Omloop Schelde-Durme 1980 that compete for the first time in one of the 5 five monument classics in cycling (SanRemo, Flanders, Roubaix, Liege and Lombardy).
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOSSENS Marc | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 22 |
| 2 | DE WILDE Etienne | Splendor - Admiral - TV Ekspres | 22 |
| 3 | MOENS Marc | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 22 |
| 4 | ENGELEN Ludo | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 23 |
| 5 | VAN HEER Maurice | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 23 |
| 6 | DE GRAUWE Luc | Solahart - Hercka | 23 |
| 7 | DE KEYSER Paul | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 23 |
| 8 | CAETHOVEN Hendrik | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 23 |
| 9 | LERNO Patrick | Safir - Ludo | 23 |
| 10 | DE NUL Johnny | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 24 |
| 11 | DUMONT Christian | Solahart - Hercka | 24 |
| 12 | DEVITS Jozef | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 24 |
| 13 | TOURNÉ Stan | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 24 |
| 14 | BLOCKX Gérard | Mini Flat - Vermeer Thijs - Galli | 24 |
| 15 | BURTON Maurice | Fangio - Amerlinckx - Campagnolo | 24 |
| 16 | ROTMAN Luc | Solahart - Hercka | 24 |
| 17 | GYSEMANS Emiel | Mini Flat - Vermeer Thijs - Galli | 26 |
| 18 | FURNIÈRE Eddy | Solahart - Hercka | 26 |
| 19 | HUYGELEN Paul | Safir - Ludo | 26 |
| 20 | VANDERVEKEN Johnny | Safir - Ludo | 26 |
| 21 | BELLET Maurizio | Splendor - Admiral - TV Ekspres | 27 |
| 22 | SCHROYENS Wim | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 27 |
| 23 | VERBRAEKEN Andre | Fangio - Amerlinckx - Campagnolo | 30 |
| 24 | VAN LANDEGHEM Ghislain | Solahart - Hercka | 31 |
| 25 | SCHEERS Willy | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 33 |
| 26 | HOBAN Barry | Elswick - Falcon Cycles | 40 |