Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Ronde van Vlaanderen 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKIBBY Jesper | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | ALONSO Marino | 18 | 8 | - | 10 |
| 3 | CENGHIALTA Bruno | 17 | 8 | 9 | - |
| 4 | MAURI Melchor | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | DÍAZ ZABALA Herminio | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | KONYCHEV Dmitri | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 13 | 6 | 7 | - |
| 8 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | ELLI Alberto | 12 | 8 | 4 | - |
| 10 | FONTANELLI Fabiano | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | JÄRMANN Rolf | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | HENN Christian | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | DE LAS CUEVAS Armand | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | POLI Eros | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | CABELLO Francisco | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | SALIGARI Marco | 10 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 18 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MOREAU Francis | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | ZANINI Stefano | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 |