Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Scheldeprijs 1979.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | GODEFROOT Walter | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 4 | VANNITSEN Willy | 9 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 5 | OSLER Marcello | 8 | 1 | 7 | - |
| 6 | DELCROIX Ludo | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 7 | DILLEN René | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MAERTENS Freddy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | VAN LOOY Frans | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11 | VERSCHUERE Pol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | PEETERS Ludo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | SCHEPMANS Benny | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 14 | CUYLE Carlos | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | VAN DE POEL Jos | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | MARTENS René | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | JACOBS Jos | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 18 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | RENIER Marc | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 21 | VERBRUGGE Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | VERHAEGEN Frans | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 23 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 24 | VERLINDEN Gery | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | VAN DEN EYNDE Louis | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | LERNO Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | DEVITS Jozef | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | CAETHOVEN François | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | CLARK Danny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | SCHOONJANS Walter | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | DE ROO Alain | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | VAN HEER Maurice | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | BLOCKX Gérard | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | WAYENBERG Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | DE BEULE Etienne | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | WILLEMS Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 0 | - | - | - |
| 39 | HOSTE Frank | 0 | - | - | - |