Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Scheldeprijs 1989.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSTE Frank | 11 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 2 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | VANDERAERDEN Eric | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | ANDERSON Phil | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 5 | VAN DER POEL Adrie | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 6 | LAMMERTS Johan | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 7 | DE WILDE Etienne | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 8 | ROGIERS Rudy | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | BOGAERT Jan | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10 | FRISON Herman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | WAMPERS Jean-Marie | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 12 | PASSERA Camillo | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 13 | REDANT Hendrik | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | PEETERS Wilfried | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 15 | DENEUT Patrick | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 16 | HARINGS Peter | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17 | VEENSTRA Wiebren | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 | CORDES Tom | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | VAN DEN AKKER John | 0 | - | - | - |
| 20 | DAAMS Hans | 0 | - | - | - |