Debutants
Andreas Kappes is the youngest debutant in Tour de Romandie in 1988. There are 24 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAPPES Andreas | Toshiba | 22y + 139d |
| 2 | KNICKMAN Roy | 7 Eleven - Hoonved | 22y + 322d |
| 3 | SØRENSEN Rolf | Ariostea | 23y + 20d |
| 4 | SCHWARZENTRUBER Pius | Cyndarella-Isotonic | 23y + 65d |
| 5 | MAASSEN Frans | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 23y + 104d |
| 6 | MCLOUGHLIN Joey | Z - Peugeot | 23y + 159d |
| 7 | SANDERS Gilles | KAS - Canal 10 - Mavic | 23y + 275d |
| 8 | GIUPPONI Flavio | Del Tongo | 24y + 1d |
| 9 | BREUKINK Erik | Panasonic - Isostar | 24y + 39d |
| 10 | BUGNO Gianni | Chateau d'Ax | 24y + 86d |
| 11 | HUERLIMANN Bruno | Cyndarella-Isotonic | 26y + 6d |
| 12 | HAMPSTEN Andrew | 7 Eleven - Hoonved | 26y + 33d |
| 13 | GIOVANNETTI Marco | GIS - Ecoflam - Jolly | 26y + 36d |
| 14 | CESARINI Francesco | Ariostea | 26y + 47d |
| 15 | VAN VLIET Teun | Panasonic - Isostar | 26y + 49d |
| 16 | HERNANDEZ Omar | Reynolds | 26y + 111d |
| 17 | FUCHS Fabian | Cyndarella-Isotonic | 26y + 142d |
| 18 | ROMINGER Tony | Chateau d'Ax | 27y + 44d |
| 19 | ROLL Bob | 7 Eleven - Hoonved | 27y + 308d |
| 20 | DELGADO Pedro | Reynolds | 28y + 25d |
| 21 | WILSON Michael | Weinmann - La Suisse | 28y + 116d |
| 22 | PHINNEY Davis | 7 Eleven - Hoonved | 28y + 305d |
| 23 | MADIOT Marc | Toshiba | 29y + 24d |
| 24 | LORO Luciano | Del Tongo | 33y + 185d |