Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop van het Leiedal 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSTE Frank | 10 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 2 | DA SILVA Acácio | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | GARDE Dominique | 8 | 6 | - | 2 |
| 4 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 6 | MANDERS Henri | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 7 | VANHAERENS Eddy | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | DE WILDE Etienne | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 9 | NIJDAM Jelle | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | FRISON Herman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | PHINNEY Davis | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 12 | GOVAERTS Luc | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 13 | DEMOL Dirk | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14 | BEUKER René | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | HANEGRAAF Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | AMADIO Roberto | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | VERPLANCKE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | GEUENS Bruno | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | LILHOLT Søren | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | NEVELS Leon | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 21 | MAURI Melchor | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | MUSEEUW Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | SCHURER Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | PIRARD Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | LAMOTE Yvan | 0 | - | - | - |