Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 2 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 18 | 9 | - | 9 |
| 3 | NARDELLO Daniele | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | ROUS Didier | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | LUTTENBERGER Peter | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | ARRIETA José Luis | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | LODA Nicola | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | SPEZIALETTI Alessandro | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | SEVILLA Óscar | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | TRENTI Guido | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | DEKKER Erik | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | VASSEUR Cédric | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | MILESI Marco | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | MAZZOLENI Eddy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | BARANOWSKI Dariusz | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | MANCEBO Francisco | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | HINCAPIE George | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 18 | CAUCCHIOLI Pietro | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | GOUBERT Stéphane | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | MOERENHOUT Koos | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 |