Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Ronde van België / Tour de Belgique 1988.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | NULENS Guy | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | MAINI Orlando | 11 | - | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | MARTENS René | 11 | 8 | - | 3 |
| 5 | MUTTER Stefan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | CAROLI Daniele | 8 | 1 | 7 | - |
| 8 | WYNANTS Ludwig | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | WAYENBERG Dirk | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | DE WOLF Fons | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 11 | DIERICKX Marc | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| 12 | SERGEANT Marc | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 13 | ALLOCCHIO Stefano | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 14 | PEIPER Allan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | VAN HOLEN Ronny | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | NEVENS Jan | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 17 | HAGHEDOOREN Paul | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 18 | DE WILDE Etienne | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 19 | PATRY Rudy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | WIJNANDS Ad | 4 | 4 | - | - |