Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Paris-Bruxelles 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDATO Fabio | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | NOÈ Andrea | 20 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | ZANINI Stefano | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | MCEWEN Robbie | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | WAUTERS Marc | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | KNAVEN Servais | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | VAN BON Léon | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 8 | MILESI Marco | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | SERPELLINI Marco | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | HALGAND Patrice | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | PETITO Roberto | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | ZANOTTI Marco | 8 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | DE JONGH Steven | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | VANDE VELDE Christian | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | SALMON Benoît | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| 16 | PELLIZOTTI Franco | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | BOVEN Jan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | VERHEYEN Geert | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | CALCAGNI Patrick | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | MERCADO Juan Miguel | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |