Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Schaal Sels 1998.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NELISSEN Danny | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 2 | MICHAELSEN Lars | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 3 | PLANCKAERT Jo | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4 | VERSTREPEN Johan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | KOERTS Jans | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 6 | MEIJS Raymond | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 7 | HENRIX Sascha | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | DETILLOUX Christophe | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | DALGAARD Brian | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10 | DE MEESTER Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 11 | SCHLITTCHEN Mirko | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | VAN HOOF Peter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 13 | DECKERS Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | DAELMAN Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | CANEVET James | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | CRETSKENS Wilfried | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | WEELAND Dimitri | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DE CLERCQ Hans | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | LENAERS Tim | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | GUTTE Mario | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | PETERSEN Søren | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | CORNELISSE Michel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | HORDIJK Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | DESMET Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | DE BUYSSCHERE Jurgen | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | HONDO Danilo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | CAPELLE Ludovic | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | PEERS Chris | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | PAUWELS Karl | 0 | - | - | - |