Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Gent-Wevelgem 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZANINI Stefano | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | ZABEL Erik | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 18 | 9 | - | 9 |
| 5 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | VELO Marco | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | LODA Nicola | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | KNAVEN Servais | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | WAUTERS Marc | 14 | 13 | - | 1 |
| 10 | DEKKER Erik | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DEN BAKKER Maarten | 13 | 9 | - | 4 |
| 12 | VAN BON Léon | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |
| 13 | MILESI Marco | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | GUIDI Fabrizio | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | TOSATTO Matteo | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | HINCAPIE George | 12 | 10 | - | 2 |
| 17 | MENGIN Christophe | 11 | 10 | - | 1 |
| 18 | SERPELLINI Marco | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | GUESDON Frédéric | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |