2006 Volta a Catalunya
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| Dates | 15–21 May 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,020.6[1] km (634.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 06' 26" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 2006 Volta a Catalunya was the 86th edition of the
of Spain.Teams
Twenty-five teams of up to eight riders started the race:[2]
- Discovery Channel
- Phonak
- Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
- Rabobank
- T-Mobile Team
- Team CSC
- AG2R Prévoyance
- Euskaltel–Euskadi
- Davitamon–Lotto
- Saunier Duval–Prodir
- Bouygues Télécom
- Gerolsteiner
- Team Milram
- Liberty Seguros–Würth
- Crédit Agricole
- Cofidis
- Française des Jeux
- Lampre–Fondital
- Liquigas
- Quick-Step–Innergetic
- Comunidad Valenciana
- Relax–GAM
- Kaiku
- Andalucía–Paul Versan
- 3 Molinos Resort
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 May | Salou to Salou | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) | 
|
Individual time trial |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
|
| 2 | 16 May | Cambrils to Cambrils | 156.8 km (97.4 mi) |  Luis Pérez Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 3 | 17 May | Salou to Sant Carles de la Ràpita
|
176.7 km (109.8 mi) |  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
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| 4 | 18 May | Perafort to Arcalis | 225 km (139.8 mi) | Carlos Castaño (ESP)
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| 5 | 19 May | Llívia to Manlleu | 161.5 km (100.4 mi) | Adolfo García (ESP)
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| 6 | 20 May | Manlleu to Lloret de Mar | 166.4 km (103.4 mi) |  Matej Mugerli (SLO)
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| 7 | 21 May | Lloret de Mar to Barcelona | 121.6 km (75.6 mi) |  Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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Stages
Stage 1
15 May 2006 – Salou, 12.6 km (7.8 mi) (ITT)[4]
The stage was an individual time trial.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
|
Team CSC | 14' 55" |
| 2 |  Vladimir Karpets (RUS)
|
Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 3" |
| 3 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO)
|
Discovery Channel | + 3" |
Stage 2
16 May 2006 – Cambrils, 146.9 km (91.3 mi)[5]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Pérez Rodríguez (ESP)
|
Andalucía–Paul Versan | 3h 57' 14" |
| 2 | Isaac Gálvez (ESP)
|
Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 12" |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd (NOR)
|
Crédit Agricole | + 12" |
Stage 3
17 May 2006 – Salou to Sant Carles de la Ràpita, 160.6 km (99.8 mi)[6]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR)
|
Crédit Agricole | 4h 16' 14" |
| 2 |  René Haselbacher (AUT)
|
Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| 3 |  Robert Hunter (RSA)
|
Phonak | s.t. |
Stage 4
18 May 2006 – Perafort to Vallnord, 225 km (140 mi)[7]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Castaño (ESP)
|
Kaiku | 6h 03' 41" |
| 2 |  Christophe Moreau (FRA)
|
AG2R Prévoyance | + 52" |
| 3 |  Santiago Botero (COL)
|
Phonak | + 1' 53" |
Stage 5
19 May 2006 – Llívia to Manlleu, 161.5 km (100.4 mi)[8]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolfo García (ESP)
|
Andalucía–Paul Versan | 3h 52' 44" |
| 2 | David Arroyo (ESP)
|
Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | s.t. |
| 3 | Eladio Jiménez (ESP)
|
Comunidad Valenciana | s.t. |
Stage 6
20 May 2006 – Manlleu to Lloret de Mar, 166.4 km (103.4 mi)[9]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Mugerli (SLO)
|
Liquigas | 4h 02' 01" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd (NOR)
|
Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA)
|
Liquigas | s.t. |
Stage 7
21 May 2006: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, 121.6 km (75.6 mi)[10]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
|
Lampre–Fondital | 2h 36' 37" |
| 2 |  Aaron Kemps (AUS)
|
Liberty Seguros–Würth | s.t. |
| 3 |  Erik Zabel (GER)
|
Team Milram | s.t. |
Classification tables
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Cañada (ESP)
|
Saunier Duval–Prodir | 25h 06' 26" |
| 2 | Santiago Botero (COL)
|
Phonak | + 2" |
| 3 | Christophe Moreau (FRA)
|
AG2R Prévoyance | + 8" |
| 4 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)
|
Phonak | + 35" |
| 5 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO)
|
Discovery Channel | + 48" |
| 6 | Linus Gerdemann (GER)
|
T-Mobile Team | + 57" |
| 7 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP)
|
AG2R Prévoyance | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | Vladimir Karpets (RUS)
|
Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 1' 24" |
| 9 | Denis Menchov (RUS)
|
Rabobank | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | David Arroyo (ESP)
|
Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 1' 35" |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christophe Moreau (FRA)
|
AG2R Prévoyance | 84 |
| 2 | José Alberto Benítez (ESP)
|
Saunier Duval–Prodir | 46 |
| 3 | Francisco José Lara (ESP)
|
Andalucía–Paul Versan | 31 |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR)
|
Crédit Agricole | 69 |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
|
Lampre–Fondital | 49 |
| 3 | Aaron Kemps (AUS)
|
Liberty Seguros–Würth | 41 |
Best team
| Rank | Team | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phonak | Switzerland
|
75h 22' 34" |
| 2 | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | Spain
|
+ 21" |
| 3 | AG2R Prévoyance | France
|
+ 1' 12" |
References
- ^ "Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "86th Volta a Catalunya – PT". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Stage 1 – May 15: Salou – Salou ITT, 12.6 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Stage 2 – May 16: Cambrils – Cambrils, 156.8 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Stage 3 – May 17: Salou – Sant Carles de la Rapita, 176.7 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Stage 4 – May 18: Perafort – Vallnord (Sector Arcalas) Andorra, 225.0 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Stage 5 – May 19: Llivia – Manlleu, 161.5 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Stage 6 – May 20: Manlleu – Lloret de Mar, 166.4 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Stage 7 – May 21: Lloret de Mar – Barcelona, 121.6 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.