Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop van de Westkust 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE CLERCQ Mario | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 2 | VERSTREPEN Johan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 3 | KORNATOV Alexandre | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4 | SCHOELENS Gregory | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | LIEVENS Pascal | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | BARRENECHEA Iñaki | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | EVERAERT Bart | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | MÜHLBACHER Thomas | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | VAN DE WALLE Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | RONDELEZ Björn | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | CRETSKENS Wilfried | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | CAPELLE Ludovic | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | DELME Davy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | OMLOOP Geert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | HØJ Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | WROLICH Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | LAPLASSE Goswin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | MIKHAYLOV Gennady | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | MEIRHAEGHE Filip | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VANDERAERDEN Gert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | DE CLERCQ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DE MEESTER Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | DAELMAN Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | BUXHOFER Matthias | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | GERITS Kris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | VEREECKE Karel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | CHANOINE Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | OMLOOP Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | TORREKENS Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | PAUWELS Karl | 0 | - | - | - |