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2006 Tour de Georgia

Field	Value
name	2006 Tour de Georgia
series	2005–06 UCI America Tour
date	April 18 – April 23
stages	6
distance	967.9
unit	km
time	24h 00' 54"
first	Floyd Landis
first_nat	USA
first_team	Phonak Hearing Systems
second	Tom Danielson
second_nat	USA
second_team	Discovery Channel
third	Yaroslav Popovych
third_nat	UKR
third_team	Discovery Channel
points	Fred Rodriguez
points_nat	USA
points_team	Davitamon–Lotto
mountains	Jason McCartney
mountains_nat	USA
mountains_team	Discovery Channel
youth	Janez Brajkovič
youth_nat	SLO
youth_team	Discovery Channel
team	Discovery Channel
team_nat	USA
previous	2005
next	2007

The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the . American Fred Rodriguez () claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney () won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate Janez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta.

Stages

Stage	Route	Distance
1	Augusta, Georgia – Macon	207.4 km
128.9 miles	DEN Lars Michaelsen	DEN
2	Fayetteville, Georgia – Rome	186.9 km
116.1 miles	UKR Yaroslav Popovych	USA
3	Chickamauga – Chattanooga	39.9 km
24.8 miles	USA Floyd Landis	SUI
4	Dalton, Georgia -
Dahlonega, Georgia	191.4 km
118.9 miles	USA Fred Rodriguez	BEL
5	Blairsville, Georgia – Brasstown Bald	152.1 km
94.5 miles	USA Tom Danielson	USA
6	Cumming, Georgia -
Alpharetta, Georgia	190.2 km
118.2 miles	ARG Juan José Haedo	USA Toyota–United Pro

Teams

2006 Tour de Georgia ;UCI ProTour Teams

;UCI Professional Continental Teams

USA Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
USA Navigators Insurance Cycling Team ;UCI Continental Teams
USA Colavita Olive Oil–Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team
USA Jelly Belly Cycling Team
USA Jittery Joe's–Zero Gravity Cycling Team
USA Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team
USA TARGETRAINING
USA Team TIAA–CREF
USA Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team

Final results

;2006 general classification

Floyd Landis, 24.00.54
Tom Danielson, 0.04
Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55

;2006 King of the Mountain leader

Jason McCartney, 35 points
Lucas Euser, 28 points
Tom Danielson, 12 points

;2006 sprint leader

Fred Rodriguez, 48 points
Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
Juan José Haedo, 36 points

;2006 team competition

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Phonak Hearing Systems
Team CSC

Stage winners progress

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Yellow Jersey progress

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References

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