Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Scheldeprijs 1980.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 11 | 3 | 8 | - |
| 2 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 10 | 9 | - | 1 |
| 3 | BEYSSENS Herman | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | RAAS Jan | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 5 | PEETERS Ludo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 7 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 8 | JACOBS Jos | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 9 | MARTENS René | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | CRIQUIELION Claude | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 11 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 12 | VANHAERENS Eddy | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | VERLINDEN Gery | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 14 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | PEVENAGE Patrick | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 16 | TACKAERT William | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | ONGHENA Ronan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | DE NUL Johnny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | JOCHUMS Charles | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21 | VERBRUGGE Jacques | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 23 | THOELEN Eric | 0 | - | - | - |
| 24 | VERFAILLIE Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | GILBERT Dirk | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | NAETS Ronny | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 | LERNO Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | COTTENIES Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | DEVOS Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | CAETHOVEN Hendrik | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | DEVOS Werner | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | PEETERS Willem | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | VIGOUROUX Willy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | BOGAERT Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | DE ROOIJ Theo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | WILLEMS Daniel | 0 | - | - | - |