Debutants
Edwig Van Hooydonck is the youngest debutant in La Méditerranéenne in 1988. There are 19 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN HOOYDONCK Edwig | Superconfex - Yoko - Opel | 21y + 196d |
| 2 | LEBLANC Luc | Toshiba | 21y + 196d |
| 3 | LUYCKX Daan | S.E.F.B. - Tonissteiner | 21y + 303d |
| 4 | BEZAULT Laurent | Toshiba | 21y + 345d |
| 5 | KUUM Jaanus | ADR - Mini Flat - IOC | 23y + 137d |
| 6 | VONA Franco | Chateau d'Ax | 23y + 180d |
| 7 | SANDERS Gilles | KAS - Canal 10 - Mavic | 23y + 191d |
| 8 | PEDERSEN Per | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 23y + 317d |
| 9 | BREUKINK Erik | Panasonic - Isostar | 23y + 321d |
| 10 | PENSEC Ronan | Z - Peugeot | 24y + 221d |
| 11 | ROZAS Juan Carlos | BH | 24y + 287d |
| 12 | MOTTET Charly | Système U | 25y + 62d |
| 13 | ILEGEMS Roger | Sigma - Fina | 25y + 65d |
| 14 | RUÍZ CABESTANY Pello | KAS - Canal 10 - Mavic | 25y + 336d |
| 15 | COLOTTI Jean-Claude | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 26y + 230d |
| 16 | HANEGRAAF Jacques | Toshiba | 27y + 64d |
| 17 | NEVENS Jan | Sigma - Fina | 29y + 174d |
| 18 | SIMON Régis | RMO - Liberia - Mavic | 29y + 334d |
| 19 | SMIT Theo | TVM - Van Schilt | 36y + 317d |