Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Circuit Franco-Belge 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | KNAVEN Servais | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 4 | MENGIN Christophe | 12 | 11 | - | 1 |
| 5 | MARICHAL Thierry | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | GUESDON Frédéric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | HORRILLO Pedro | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | ZANOTTI Marco | 8 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | DE JONGH Steven | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | KLIER Andreas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | HONDO Danilo | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | BOVEN Jan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | HØJ Frank | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | RENIER Franck | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | MICHAELSEN Lars | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | VERSTREPEN Johan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | VOGELS Henk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | BLAUDZUN Michael | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MATTAN Nico | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 20 | BERNUCCI Lorenzo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |