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2006 Tour Down Under
8th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race
8th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2006 Tour Down Under |
| date | 17—22 January 2006 |
| stages | 6 |
| distance | 685 |
| unit | km |
| time | 16h 36' 54" |
| first | Simon Gerrans |
| first_team | |
| first_nat | AUS |
| first_color | orange |
| second | Luis León Sánchez |
| second_team | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| second_nat | ESP |
| third | Robbie McEwen |
| third_team | |
| third_nat | AUS |
| points | Allan Davis |
| points_team | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| points_nat | AUS |
| points_color | green |
| mountains | Cadel Evans |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_nat | AUS |
| mountains_color | blue |
| youth | William Walker |
| youth_nat | AUS |
| youth_color | white |
| youth_team | |
| team | UniSA–Australia |
| previous | [2005](2005-tour-down-under) |
| next | [2007](2007-tour-down-under) |
| series | UCI Oceania Tour |
The 2006 Tour Down Under was held from 18 to 22 January 2006 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The eighth edition of the Tour Down Under was a stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 685 km, and was part of the 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2006 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event.
The race was won by Australian rider Simon Gerrans of . The event was awarded the Australian Sport Tourism Award of the year at the Australian Sport Awards in February 2006, having attracted 495,000 spectators and more than 11,670 visitors to South Australia.
Teams
- Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
- Credit Agricole
- Ag2r Prevoyance
- Davitamon-Lotto
- Team Milram
- Liquigas-Bianchi
- Bouygues Telecom
- Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
- Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
- South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
- UniSA-Australia
- United Water-Australia U/23
Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 January | Mawson Lakes to Angaston | 148 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | link= | alt= | 20x20px]] | Hilly stage | Simon Gerrans | ||||||
| 20 January | Stirling to Hahndorf | 146 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | link= | alt= | 20x20px]] | Hilly stage | Allan Davis | ||||||
| 21 January | Strathalbyn to Yankalilla | 154 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | link= | alt= | 20x20px]] | Hilly stage | Carlos Barredo | ||||||
| 22 January | Willunga to Willunga | 147 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | link= | alt= | 20x20px]] | Hilly stage | Russell Van Hout | ||||||
| 23 January | Adelaide | 90 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | link= | alt= | 20x20px]] | Flat stage | Allan Davis | ||||||
| 685 km |
Men's stage summary
| 5 | 22 January | AUS Allan Davis |
|---|---|---|
| AUS Robbie McEwen | ||
| ITA Simone Cadamuro | AUS Simon Gerrans | |
| ESP Luis León Sánchez | ||
| AUS Robbie McEwen | 16:36.54 | |
| + 0.07 | ||
| + 0.14 |
Other leading top threes
| 5 | AUS Cadel Evans |
|---|---|
| FRA Samuel Dumoulin | |
| ITA Luca Paolini | 40 |
| 38 | |
| 32 | AUS Allan Davis |
| AUS Russell Van Hout | |
| GER Daniel Becke | 20 |
| 18 | |
| 18 | AUS William Walker |
| AUS Simon Clarke | |
| ITA Eros Capecchi | 16:37.40 |
| + 2.33 | |
| + 4.07 | UniSA–Australia |
| Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team | |
| Southaustralia.com–AIS | 49:40.44 |
| + 7.26 | |
| + 23.27 |
Men's top 10 overall
| 10 | BEL Glenn d'Hollander | + 3.31 |
|---|
Women's stage summary
| 3 | 20 January | Snapper Point (Aldinga Beach) Criterium | 30 mins + 1 lap | AUS Jenny MacPherson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Belinda Goss | ||||
| AUS Petra Mullens | AUS Jenny MacPherson | |||
| AUS Belinda Goss | ||||
| AUS Petra Mullens | 114 | |||
| 114 | ||||
| 106 |
References
References
- Clarke, Les. (22 January 2006). "Stage 5 - Sunday, January 22: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 81km Alby gets another as Gerrans takes overall".
- (2006-02-22). "Tour Down Under sprints across the line at Australian Sport Awards". Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under.
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