List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Vuelta a España
The following riders and teams took part in the Vuelta a España 2006:
The German, Austrian and Swiss drivers are highlighted in bold.
Legend:
- Suspension: Exclusion by own team before the race
- Exclusion: Exclusion by the stewards before the race
- Disqualification: exclusion by the stewards after the race start
- : Stage Winner
- : Golden jersey for the overall leader
- : Blue jersey for the most points
- : Orange jersey for the best climber
- : White jersey for the best of the combined score
- : Yellow bib for the team lead in the team classification