Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Vuelta al País Vasco 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOÈ Andrea | 19 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | BELTRÁN Manuel | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | GUERINI Giuseppe | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | CUESTA Iñigo | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | ROUS Didier | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | RUBIERA José Luis | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | LUTTENBERGER Peter | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | ARRIETA José Luis | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | GARZELLI Stefano | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | REBELLIN Davide | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 12 | SEVILLA Óscar | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | BOOGERD Michael | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | VASSEUR Cédric | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | SPEZIALETTI Alessandro | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 16 | SASTRE Carlos | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | MAZZOLENI Eddy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | MORENI Cristian | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 19 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | ETXEBARRIA David | 12 | 7 | - | 5 |