Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Ronde van Limburg 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELLY Sean | 16 | 10 | - | 6 |
| 2 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | DHAENENS Rudy | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 6 | HERMANS Mathieu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | THEUNISSE Gert-Jan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | BRUGGMANN Jürg | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| 9 | BOGAERT Jan | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10 | LIECKENS Jozef | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 11 | HAEX Jos | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 12 | FRISON Herman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | CAPIOT Johan | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 14 | VEENSTRA Wiebren | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 | BAFCOP Edwin | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | WULLER Werner | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | RAKERS Stefan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | PIRARD Frank | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VAN HOOYDONCK Gino | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | HEYLEN Benny | 0 | - | - | - |