Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of World Championships 2006.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUESTA Iñigo | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | ZABEL Erik | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | MCEWEN Robbie | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | REBELLIN Davide | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | SASTRE Carlos | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | BOOGERD Michael | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | TOSATTO Matteo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | BETTINI Paolo | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | TRENTI Guido | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | O'GRADY Stuart | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | ZBERG Beat | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | BRUSEGHIN Marzio | 12 | 4 | 8 | - |
| 14 | DI LUCA Danilo | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | WESEMANN Steffen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | MARICHAL Thierry | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ Luis | 11 | 4 | - | 7 |
| 18 | WHITE Matthew | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | VAN HEESWIJK Max | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | MCGEE Bradley | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |