Previous performance in race
Previous performance in this race for riders on the startlist.
| # | Rider | Best GC result | #Wins | Best stage result | #StageWins | #Top10s | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOONEN Tom | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 781 | results |
| 2 | RENSHAW Mark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 139 | results |
| 3 | EISEL Bernhard | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 90 | results |
| 4 | CHICCHI Francesco | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 90 | results |
| 5 | KLUGE Roger | 4 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 62 | results |
| 6 | CAVENDISH Mark | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 56 | results |
| 7 | HUNTER Robert | 4 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 47 | results |
| 8 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 47 | results |
| 9 | RASCH Gabriel | 7 | - | 13 | - | 0 | 38 | results |
| 10 | BROWN Graeme Allen | 14 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 36 | results |
| 11 | HUNT Jeremy | 6 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 35 | results |
| 12 | TJALLINGII Maarten | 7 | - | 8 | - | 2 | 35 | results |
| 13 | HENDERSON Gregory | 5 | - | 8 | - | 2 | 29 | results |
| 14 | SIEBERG Marcel | 12 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 26 | results |
| 15 | GALIMZYANOV Denis | 14 | - | 3 | - | 5 | 25 | results |
| 16 | GILBERT Philippe | 7 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 24 | results |
| 17 | CANCELLARA Fabian | 14 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 24 | results |
| 18 | VEELERS Tom | 10 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 21 | results |
| 19 | GUARDINI Andrea | 87 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | results |
| 20 | ROLLIN Dominique | 15 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 18 | results |