Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop van het Leiedal 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEETERS Ludo | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | GARDE Dominique | 9 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 3 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | YATES Sean | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 6 | SERGEANT Marc | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 7 | LAMMERTS Johan | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 8 | VAN HOLEN Ronny | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MANDERS Henri | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 10 | PHINNEY Davis | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 11 | VERHOEVEN Nico | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 12 | PIETERS Peter | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 13 | MARTINELLO Silvio | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | RIIS Bjarne | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DE WOLF Dirk | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | VERSCHUEREN Patrick | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | CALCATERRA Giuseppe | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 18 | HARINGS Peter | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | SCHURER Eddy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | BRUYNEEL Johan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VAN RIJEN Corné | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | VAN ITTERBEECK Benjamin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | VAN CAMP Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | VAN DEN AKKER John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Kurt | 0 | - | - | - |