Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GARCÍA ACOSTA José Vicente | 18 | 9 | - | 9 |
| 2 | BROCHARD Laurent | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | ROUS Didier | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | DOMÍNGUEZ Juan Carlos | 14 | - | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | VASSEUR Cédric | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | CAUCCHIOLI Pietro | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | SALMON Benoît | 7 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 8 | VERHEYEN Geert | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | MONCOUTIÉ David | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 10 | BOTCHAROV Alexandre | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 11 | BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | CASAR Sandy | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 13 | ENGELS Addy | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | GIUNTI Massimo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | VENEBERG Thorwald | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | FOFONOV Dmitriy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | VOECKLER Thomas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 19 | PORTAL Nicolas | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 20 | FÉDRIGO Pierrick | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |