First first participations
| # | Rider | Debut year | Debut rnk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELLENS Bart | 1997 | 3 |
| 2 | GROENENDAAL Richard | 1998 | 2 |
| 3 | DE CLERCQ Mario | 1998 | 3 |
| 4 | VERVECKEN Erwin | 1998 | 5 |
| 5 | WILLEMSENS Peter | 1998 | 6 |
| 6 | PONTONI Daniele | 1998 | 7 |
| 7 | VAN SANTVLIET Peter | 1998 | 8 |
| 8 | BERDEN Ben | 1998 | 10 |
| 9 | NIJLAND Maarten | 1998 | 12 |
| 10 | JANSSENS Marc | 1999 | 6 |
| 11 | VOLCKAERTS Kipcho | 1999 | 15 |
| 12 | DE KNEGT Gerben | 1999 | 16 |
| 13 | COMMEYNE Davy | 1999 | 17 |
| 14 | VANTHOURENHOUT Sven | 1999 | 20 |
| 15 | VANNOPPEN Tom | 2000 | 5 |
| 16 | MOREL Christophe | 2000 | 8 |
| 17 | DE ROOSE Kurt | 2000 | 16 |
| 18 | DEREPAS David | 2000 | 18 |
| 19 | VAN GILS Wilant | 2000 | 19 |
| 20 | BAELEN Pedro | 2000 | 20 |
| 21 | KORZENIEWSKI Tadeusz | 2000 | 21 |