List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Tour de France

The list of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Tour de France contains the professional road bicycle racers who will compete at the 2006 Tour de France from July 1 to July 23, 2006.^[1] In prior years, 21 teams of nine riders each have participated in the annual Tour de France, but following the Operación Puerto doping investigation, the Astana–Würth team as well as four individual riders (Ivan Basso (CSC), Jan Ullrich (TMO), Óscar Sevilla (TMO) and Francisco Mancebo (A2R)) were not allowed to start the race.

Discovery Channel DSC Nr. Age Pos. 1 José Azevedo 32 19th 2 Viatcheslav Ekimov 40 84th 3 George Hincapie 33 32nd 4 Egoi Martínez 28 42nd 5 Benjamín Noval 27 DNF 6 Pavel Padrnos 35 65th 7 Yaroslav Popovych 26 25th 8 José Luis Rubiera 33 92nd 9 Paolo Savoldelli 33 DNF Team manager: Johan Bruyneel	Team CSC CSC Nr. Age Pos. 11 Bobby Julich 34 DNF 12 Giovanni Lombardi 37 DNF 13 Stuart O'Grady 32 91st 14 Carlos Sastre 31 4th 15 Fränk Schleck 26 11th 16 Christian Vande Velde 30 24th 17 Jens Voigt 34 53rd 18 David Zabriskie 27 74th Team manager: Bjarne Riis	T-Mobile Team TMO Nr. Age Pos. 21 Andreas Klöden 30 3rd 22 Giuseppe Guerini 36 26th 23 Serhiy Honchar 35 52nd 24 Matthias Kessler 27 54th 25 Eddy Mazzoleni 32 27th 26 Michael Rogers 26 10th 27 Patrik Sinkewitz 25 23rd Team manager: Olaf Ludwig
AG2R Prévoyance A2R Nr. Age Pos. 31 Christophe Moreau 35 8th 32 José Luis Arrieta 35 28th 33 Mikel Astarloza 26 36th 34 Sylvain Calzati 27 34th 35 Cyril Dessel 31 7th 36 Samuel Dumoulin 25 120th 37 Simon Gerrans 26 79th 38 Stéphane Goubert 36 37th Team manager: Vincent Lavenu	Gerolsteiner GST Nr. Age Pos. 41 Levi Leipheimer 32 13th 42 Markus Fothen 24 15th 43 David Kopp 27 DNF 44 Sebastian Lang 26 66th 45 Ronny Scholz 28 96th 46 Georg Totschnig 35 47th 47 Fabian Wegmann 26 68th 48 Peter Wrolich 32 135th 49 Beat Zberg 35 DNF Team manager: Renate Holczer	Rabobank RAB Nr. Age Pos. 51 Denis Menchov 28 6th 52 Michael Boogerd 34 14th 53 Bram de Groot 31 DNF 54 Erik Dekker 35 DNF 55 Juan Antonio Flecha 28 82nd 56 Óscar Freire 30 DNF 57 Joost Posthuma 25 85th 58 Michael Rasmussen 32 18th 59 Pieter Weening 25 93rd Team managers: Theo de Rooij
Davitamon–Lotto DVL Nr. Age Pos. 61 Cadel Evans 29 5th 62 Mario Aerts 31 106th 63 Christophe Brandt 29 40th 64 Chris Horner 34 64th 65 Robbie McEwen 34 116th 66 Fred Rodriguez 32 DNF 67 Gert Steegmans 25 137th 68 Wim Vansevenant 34 139th 69 Johan Van Summeren 25 112th Team manager: Geert Coeman	Phonak PHO Nr. Age Pos. 71 Floyd Landis 30 DSQ 72 Bert Grabsch 31 107th 73 Robert Hunter 29 DNF 74 Nicolas Jalabert 33 103rd 75 Martin Perdiguero 33 DNF 76 Axel Merckx 33 31st 77 Koos Moerenhout 32 62nd 78 Alexandre Moos 33 97th 79 Víctor Hugo Peña 31 122nd Team manager: John Lelangue	Lampre–Fondital LAM Nr. Age Pos. 81 Damiano Cunego 24 12th 82 Alessandro Ballan 26 67th 83 Daniele Bennati 25 DNF 84 Marzio Bruseghin 32 20th 85 Salvatore Commesso 31 57th 86 Daniele Righi 30 109th 87 Paolo Tiralongo 28 70th 88 Tadej Valjavec 29 17th 89 Patxi Vila Errandonea 30 22nd Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni
Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears CEI Nr. Age Pos. 91 Alejandro Valverde 26 DNF 92 David Arroyo 26 21st 93 Florent Brard 30 DNF 94 Isaac Gálvez 31 DNF 95 José Garcia 33 115th 96 Vladimir Karpets 25 30th 97 Óscar Pereiro 28 2nd (awarded 1st) 98 Nicolas Portal 27 100th 99 Xabier Zandio 29 33rd Team manager: José Miguel Echavarri Garcia	Quick-Step–Innergetic QSI Nr. Age Pos. 101 Tom Boonen 25 DNF 102 Wilfried Cretskens 30 DNF 103 Steven de Jongh 28 DNF 104 Juan Manuel Gárate 30 72nd 105 Filippo Pozzato 24 133rd 106 José Rujano 24 DNF 107 Bram Tankink 27 94th 108 Matteo Tosatto 32 125th 109 Cédric Vasseur 35 95th Team manager: Patrick Lefevere	Crédit Agricole C.A Nr. Age Pos. 111 Pietro Caucchioli 30 16th 112 Alexander Botcharov 31 49th 113 Anthony Charteau 27 114th 114 Julian Dean 31 128th 115 Jimmy Engoulvent 26 DNF 116 Patrice Halgand 32 48th 117 Sébastien Hinault 32 113th 118 Thor Hushovd 28 121st 119 Christophe Le Mével 25 76th Team manager: Roger Legeay
Euskaltel–Euskadi EUS Nr. Age Pos. 121 Iban Mayo 28 DNF 122 Iker Camaño 27 35th 123 Unai Etxebarría 33 127th 124 Aitor Hernández 24 136th 125 Iñaki Isasi 29 71st 126 Íñigo Landaluze 29 50th 127 David López 25 DNF 128 Gorka Verdugo 27 75th 129 Haimar Zubeldia 29 9th Team manager: Miguel Madaragia	Cofidis COF Nr. Age Pos. 131 David Moncoutié 31 58th 132 Stéphane Augé 31 123rd 133 Jimmy Casper 28 138th 134 Sylvain Chavanel 27 45th 135 Arnaud Coyot 24 130th 136 Cristian Moreni 33 44th 137 Iván Parra 30 43rd 138 Rik Verbrugghe 31 DNF 139 Bradley Wiggins 26 124th Team manager: Eric Boyer	Saunier Duval–Prodir SDV Nr. Age Pos. 141 Gilberto Simoni 34 60th 142 David Cañada 31 DNF 143 David de la Fuente 25 56th 144 José Gómez Marchante 26 DNF 145 Rubén Lobato 27 46th 146 David Millar 29 59th 147 Riccardo Riccò 22 98th 148 Christophe Rinero 32 41st 149 Francisco Ventoso 24 78th Team manager: Mauro Gianetti
Française des Jeux FDJ Nr. Age Pos. 151 Sandy Casar 27 69th 152 Carlos da Cruz 31 77th 153 Bernhard Eisel 25 108th 154 Philippe Gilbert 23 110th 155 Sébastien Joly 27 DNF 156 Gustav Larsson 25 105th 157 Thomas Lövkvist 22 63rd 158 Christophe Mengin 37 131st 159 Benoît Vaugrenard 24 87th Team manager: Marc Madiot	Liquigas LIQ Nr. Age Pos. 161 Danilo Di Luca 30 DNF 162 Michael Albasini 25 118th 163 Magnus Bäckstedt 31 DNF 164 Patrick Calcagni 28 129th 165 Kjell Carlström 29 132nd 166 Stefano Garzelli 33 55th 167 Matej Mugerli 25 119th 168 Luca Paolini 29 101st 169 Manuel Quinziato 26 80th Team manager: Roberto Amadio	Bouygues Télécom BTL Nr. Age Pos. 171 Thomas Voeckler 27 89th 172 Walter Bénéteau 33 111th 173 Laurent Brochard 38 DNF 174 Pierrick Fédrigo 27 29th 175 Anthony Geslin 26 88th 176 Laurent Lefèvre 29 38th 177 Jérôme Pineau 26 83rd 178 Didier Rous 35 73rd 179 Matthieu Sprick 24 51st Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau
Team Milram MRM Nr. Age Pos. 181 Erik Zabel 35 86th 182 Mirko Celestino 32 DNF 183 Ralf Grabsch 33 102nd 184 Andriy Hrivko 22 DNF 185 Maxim Iglinsky 25 DNF 186 Christian Knees 25 104th 187 Fabio Sacchi 32 DNF 188 Björn Schröder 25 81st 189 Marco Velo 32 99th Team manager: Gianluigi Stanga	Agritubel AGR Nr. Age Pos. 191 Juan Miguel Mercado 27 DNF 192 Manuel Calvente 29 90th 193 Cédric Coutouly 26 134th 194 Moisés Dueñas 25 61st 195 Eduardo Gonzalo 22 117th 196 Christophe Laurent 28 126th 197 José Alberto Martínez 29 DNF 198 Samuel Plouhinec 30 DNF 199 Benoît Salmon 32 39th Team manager: David Fornes

Facts about the riders

• 26 countries were represented. France has the most riders, with 36 from the total of 176.
• Bouygues Télécom is only team with all nine riders from the same country.
• Team CSC is only team without rider from the country the team is from (Denmark)
• 31 riders who have already completed Giro: Ekimov, Padrnos, Rubiera, Savoldelli, Julich, Lombardi, Sastre, Voigt, Kessler, Calzati, Peña, Cunego, Bruseghin, Tiralongo, Valjavec, Vila Errandonea, Garate, Botcharov, Halgand, Lopez, Parra, Simoni, Lobato, Casar, da Cruz, Larsson, Di Luca, Calcagni, Lefevre, Knees, Sacchi
• 11 riders who took part in Giro but abandoned: Honchar, Rogers, Scholz, Rasmussen, Brandt, McEwen, Merckx, Rujano, Moreni, Verbrugghe, Gilbert
• Following a non-start from Jan Ullrich, it is the first time since 1999 that the race has not included a former Tour de France winner.
• Five riders have won Grand Tour: Garzelli (Giro 2000), Simoni (Giro 2001 and 2003), Savoldelli (Giro 2002 and 2005), Cunego (Giro 2004) and Menchov (Vuelta 2005)
• Three riders have won points competition in Tour de France: Zabel (1996 to 2001), McEwen (2002 and 2004) and Hushovd (2005)
• Two riders have won mountains classification in Tour de France: Rinero (1998) and Rasmussen (2005)
• Four riders have won under-25 classification in Tour de France: Salmon (1999), Menchov (2003), Karpets (2004) and Popovych (2005)
• Eleven riders had led the general classification: Vasseur, Zabel, O'Grady, Millar, Moreau, Voigt, Peña, Hushovd, McEwen, Voeckler and Zabriskie.
• Riders who lead the general classification for the first time during the 2006 Tour: Hincapie, Boonen, Honchar, Dessel, Landis and Pereiro.
• At the start, riders who had won a stage in Tour de France: Ekimov, Zabel, Boogerd, Vasseur, Brochard, Mengin, Rous, O'Grady, Bäckstedt, Guerini, Commesso, McEwen, Millar, Dekker, Moreau, Verbrugghe, Voigt, Freire, Halgand, Hushovd, Mayo, Flecha, Sastre, Simoni, Boonen, Pozzato, Moncoutié, Mercado, Zabriskie, Weening, Rasmussen, Valverde, Totschnig, Hincapie, Pereiro and Savoldelli.
• New stage winners during the Tour: Casper, Kessler, Honchar, Calzati, Menchov, Popovych, Fedrigo, Schleck, and Landis. (Note: Popovych was part of the Discovery Channel team that won the time trial stage in the 2005 Tour de France. However it's his first individual stage victory. There are other riders as well who have been part of winning team in TTT but haven't won an individual stage)

See also

• 2006 Tour de France
• List of teams and cyclists in the 2005 Tour de France

References

http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2006/standing_dsc460.shtml (Used for final GC Positions)