Debutants
Etienne De Wilde is the youngest debutant in Omloop Schelde-Durme in 1980. There are 26 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE WILDE Etienne | Splendor - Admiral - TV Ekspres | 22y + 140d |
| 2 | MOENS Marc | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 22y + 152d |
| 3 | GOOSSENS Marc | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 22y + 181d |
| 4 | ENGELEN Ludo | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 23y + 6d |
| 5 | DE KEYSER Paul | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 23y + 185d |
| 6 | VAN HEER Maurice | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 23y + 228d |
| 7 | DE GRAUWE Luc | Solahart - Hercka | 23y + 232d |
| 8 | LERNO Patrick | Safir - Ludo | 23y + 324d |
| 9 | CAETHOVEN Hendrik | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 23y + 334d |
| 10 | BLOCKX Gérard | Mini Flat - Vermeer Thijs - Galli | 24y + 45d |
| 11 | ROTMAN Luc | Solahart - Hercka | 24y + 61d |
| 12 | DEVITS Jozef | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 24y + 64d |
| 13 | DUMONT Christian | Solahart - Hercka | 24y + 190d |
| 14 | TOURNÉ Stan | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 24y + 224d |
| 15 | DE NUL Johnny | Masta - Cornelo - Olmo | 24y + 273d |
| 16 | BURTON Maurice | Fangio - Amerlinckx - Campagnolo | 24y + 290d |
| 17 | HUYGELEN Paul | Safir - Ludo | 26y + 106d |
| 18 | VANDERVEKEN Johnny | Safir - Ludo | 26y + 165d |
| 19 | GYSEMANS Emiel | Mini Flat - Vermeer Thijs - Galli | 26y + 295d |
| 20 | FURNIÈRE Eddy | Solahart - Hercka | 26y + 347d |
| 21 | BELLET Maurizio | Splendor - Admiral - TV Ekspres | 27y + 236d |
| 22 | SCHROYENS Wim | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 27y + 266d |
| 23 | VERBRAEKEN Andre | Fangio - Amerlinckx - Campagnolo | 30y + 138d |
| 24 | VAN LANDEGHEM Ghislain | Solahart - Hercka | 31y + 23d |
| 25 | SCHEERS Willy | Boston - IFI - Mavic | 33y + 134d |
| 26 | HOBAN Barry | Elswick - Falcon Cycles | 40y + 187d |