Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Scheldeprijs 1978.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELCROIX Ludo | 7 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 2 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | VAN DEN HOEK Aad | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 4 | SCHEERS Willy | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 5 | THURAU Dietrich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | VERSTRAETEN Eddy | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 7 | BELLET Maurizio | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 8 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 9 | VAN GASTEL Hugo | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | SCHROYENS Wim | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 11 | MALFAIT Lieven | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MARTENS René | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | HAVIK Martin | 0 | - | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 16 | HEIRWEG Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | VAN GILS René | 0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | DE ROO Alain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | BOSSANT Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | AMELOOT Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | AARTS Sylvester | 0 | - | - | - |
| 22 | POELMANS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |