Transfer surplus
Each year riders leave and come into the team. This statistic shows the number of points that a rider brings or takes from the team. The sum of these points we call the transfer surplus. The list contains riders that have left at the end of 1997 and joined the team at the start of 1998.
| # | Rider | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HENNEBERT Stéphane | in | 151 |
| 2 | PANKOV Oleg | in | 103 |
| 3 | VANDAELE Robbie | in | 92 |
| 4 | VANHAECKE Michel | in | 67 |
| 5 | DE SMET Andy | in | 48 |
| 6 | VERBEKEN Peter | in | 36 |
| 7 | VAN HAESEBROUCKE Franky | in | 15 |
| 8 | HEIREWEGH Bart | in | 7 |
| 9 | POPPE Jan | in | 5 |
| 10 | BEECKMAN Koen | in | 4 |
| 11 | GUYTON Scott | in | 0 |
| 12 | REDANT Hans | in | 0 |
| 13 | VOLAR Vadim | in | 0 |
| 528 |