Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop van de Drie Zustersteden 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELLY Sean | 16 | 10 | - | 6 |
| 2 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 4 | SERGEANT Marc | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 5 | HAGHEDOOREN Paul | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 6 | BOGAERT Jan | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 7 | LIECKENS Jozef | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VAN POPPEL Jean-Paul | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 9 | WAMPERS Jean-Marie | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 10 | SEGERS Noël | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN SLYCKE Rik | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12 | DE WOLF Dirk | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 13 | HEIRWEG Dirk | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | CAPIOT Johan | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 15 | DENEUT Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | GEUENS Bruno | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | VEENSTRA Wiebren | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | GOESSENS Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 | REDANT Hendrik | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 20 | PIRARD Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | SPRANGERS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | SPAENHOVEN Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DORGELO Henri | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | DEVOS Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | CORNELISSE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | LIPPENS Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | ELAUT Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | VERNIE Jean-Marie | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | SCHARMIN Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | VAN CAMP Jan | 0 | - | - | - |