Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Scheldeprijs 1981.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUIPER Hennie | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 3 | BEYSSENS Herman | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | PEETERS Ludo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | JACOBS Jos | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 6 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 7 | MARTENS René | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 8 | DE MEYER Ronan | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | VERLINDEN Gery | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | VAN HOUWELINGEN Adri | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | VAN VLIERBERGHE Frans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 13 | LAURENS Marcel | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 14 | HOSTE Frank | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 15 | VAN DE POEL Jos | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | KEHL Peter | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 18 | VAN SWEEVELT Guido | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | VAN THIELEN Léo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | VAN GEEL Marc | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 21 | DE NUL Johnny | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 22 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 23 | BOGAERT Jan | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 24 | WIJNANDS Ad | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 26 | VAN GILS René | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 27 | PEETERS Willem | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 28 | MCINTOSH Robert | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | COTTENIES Rudy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30 | MOENS Marc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 31 | WIGGINS Gary | 0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | VERMEULEN Patrick | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | SCHURGERS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | JANISZEWSKI Guy | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | FRIJNS Ludo | 0 | - | - | - |
| 36 | DEVOS Werner | 0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | DESMET Luc | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | WYNANTS Jan | 0 | - | - | - |
| 39 | HANEGRAAF Jacques | 0 | - | - | - |
| 40 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 0 | - | - | - |