Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELCROIX Ludo | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 2 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 3 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 5 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 4 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 5 | VAN KATWIJK Piet | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 6 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Frans | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | VANHAERENS Eddy | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | VERSTRAETE Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 11 | DE CNIJF Roger | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 12 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | VAN DE POEL Jos | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | MAESSEN Wim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | VERFAILLIE Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | LERNO Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DEVITS Jozef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | DE ROO Alain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | VAN IMPE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | VAN HEER Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | BLOCKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | GEVERS André | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | HAVIK Martin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | WAYENBERG Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | DE BEULE Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | WILLEMS Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | OOSTERBOSCH Bert | 0 | - | - | - |