Four competitors were disqualified for taking trains as a shortcut and spectators threw nails on the road.

[3] The introduction of mountain stages had also been successful, so this edition included not only the Vosges, but also the Massif Central.

Four cyclists were Belgian, one was Luxembourgian (later winner François Faber), two were German, and the rest were French.

[9] Before the race started, most was expected from Cadolle, Aucouturier, Georget, Pottier, Trousselier, Dortignac and Petit-Breton.

In 1906, more than half of the cyclists started in the poinçonnées category, including Lucien Petit-Breton, one of the pre-favourites.

In the second stage, René Pottier, who had shown his climbing abilities in the previous edition, aimed for the victory.

[3] In the third stage, four cyclists (Julien Gabory, Henri Gauban, Gaston Tuvache and Maurice Carrere) were disqualified for taking the train.

[6] The Ballon d'Alsace, which had been the first real mountain in the Tour de France the previous year, was featured again.

A cycling legend says that he decided to stop, entered a bar and ordered a bottle of wine, and drank it almost completely.

Trousselier rediscovered his form in the second half of the race, won the 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th stages, and was challenging the second place of Georges Passerieu.

[6] After the 13th stage, the race was followed by two timed exhibition laps on the Velodrome in Paris, the result of which was not counted for the overall classification.

To honor Pottier's achievements on the Ballon d'Alsace, a monument was placed for him on top of that mountain.