2006 UCI ProTour

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| name = 2006 UCI ProTour | edition = 2 | competition = UCI ProTour | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_size = | dates = March 5 – October 14 | location = Europe | rounds = 27 | individual_champion = Alejandro Valverde | individual_champion_team = | teams_champion = | nations_champion = Spain

| previous = 2005 | next = 2007 The 2006 UCI ProTour was the second year of the UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races.

The prelude to the 2006 ProTour was dominated by a dispute between the managers of the Grand Tours and UCI, which meant that the Grand Tours were initially not to be a part of the 2006 ProTour.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/dec05/dec09news3 On April 7, 2006, an agreement to the dispute between the Grand Tours organisers and the Union Cycliste Internationale was reached https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225248/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=MTcx&MenuId=MTY5Mw&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuID=MTY5Mw, guaranteeing the future of the ProTour.

2006 ProTour races

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DateRaceCountryWinnerTeam
March 5–12Paris–NiceFloyd Landis
March 8–14Tirreno–AdriaticoThomas Dekker
March 18Milan – San RemoFilippo Pozzato
April 2Tour of FlandersTom Boonen
April 3–8Vuelta al País VascoJosé Ángel Gómez Marchante
April 5Gent–WevelgemThor Hushovd
April 9Paris–RoubaixFabian Cancellara
April 16Amstel Gold RaceFränk Schleck
April 19La Flèche WallonneAlejandro Valverde
April 23Liège–Bastogne–LiègeAlejandro Valverde
April 25–30Tour de RomandieCadel Evans
May 6–28Giro d'ItaliaIvan Basso
May 15–21Volta a CatalunyaDavid Cañada
June 4–11Critérium du Dauphiné LibéréLevi Leipheimer
June 10–18Tour de SuisseJan Ullrich
June 18Eindhoven Team Time Trialteam event
July 1–23Tour de FranceÓscar Pereiro
July 30Vattenfall CyclassicsÓscar Freire
August 1–9Deutschland TourJens Voigt
August 12Clásica de San SebastiánXavier Florencio
August 16–23Eneco Tour of Benelux
Stefan Schumacher
August 27GP Ouest-FranceVincenzo Nibali
August 28 – September 19Vuelta a EspañaAlexander Vinokourov
September 4–10Tour de PologneStefan Schumacher
October 1Züri-MetzgeteSamuel Sánchez
October 8Paris–ToursFrédéric Guesdon
October 14Giro di LombardiaPaolo Bettini
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Final individual standings

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NameTeamPoints12852213316541625156615571548144913810133
Alejandro Valverde
Samuel Sánchez
Fränk Schleck
Cadel Evans
Andrey Kashechkin
Alessandro Ballan
Tom Boonen
Paolo Bettini
Ivan Basso
Stefan Schumacher
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  • A total of 209 riders were classified
  • Floyd Landis had 175 points before the UCI removed his name from the standings following his removal from the Phonak team.

Final team standings

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TeamNationalityPoints1388235033464327532762947270826992681025811253122491324814247152191621417208181851918420173
United States
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Final nation standings

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NationPoints180826513475434053166292728682718269102341119012165
United States
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  • Riders from 29 nations scored at least one UCI ProTour point.

2006 ProTour Points System

::data[format=table] | Tour de France | Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España | Milan – San Remo Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Liège–Bastogne–Liège Giro di Lombardia Lesser stageraces | Lesser one-day races | |---|---|---|---| | Overall Classification | | | | | 1 | 100 | 85 | 50 | | 2 | 75 | 65 | 40 | | 3 | 60 | 50 | 35 | | 4 | 55 | 45 | 30 | | 5 | 50 | 40 | 25 | | 6 | 45 | 35 | 20 | | 7 | 40 | 30 | 15 | | 8 | 35 | 26 | 10 | | 9 | 30 | 22 | 5 | | 10 | 25 | 19 | 2 | | 11 | 20 | 16 | | | 12 | 15 | 13 | | | 13 | 12 | 11 | | | 14 | 10 | 9 | | | 15 | 8 | 7 | | | 16 | 6 | 5 | | | 17 | 5 | 4 | | | 18 | 4 | 3 | | | 19 | 3 | 2 | | | 20 | 2 | 1 | | | Stage wins (if applicable) | | | | | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ::

  • If a rider is not part of UCI ProTour, no points are given. The points corresponding to the place are not awarded
  • Top 20 teams get points in scale 20-19-18...-1.
  • Team time trial doesn't give points for riders.
  • In country ranking, top 5 riders of each country count towards the ranking.

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