Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tirreno-Adriatico 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAMATI Davide | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | ZANINI Stefano | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | FORNACIARI Paolo | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | ZABEL Erik | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | VELO Marco | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | MCEWEN Robbie | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | LAISEKA Roberto | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | PADRNOS Pavel | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | GARZELLI Stefano | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | SAVOLDELLI Paolo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | KNAVEN Servais | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | WAUTERS Marc | 14 | 13 | - | 1 |
| 17 | REBELLIN Davide | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | SACCHI Fabio | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | BOOGERD Michael | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | VAN BON Léon | 13 | 10 | - | 3 |