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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

FieldValue
name2006 Tour Down Under
date17—22 January 2006
stages6
distance685
unitkm
time16h 36' 54"
firstSimon Gerrans
first_team
first_natAUS
first_colororange
secondLuis León Sánchez
second_teamLiberty Seguros–Würth
second_natESP
thirdRobbie McEwen
third_team
third_natAUS
pointsAllan Davis
points_teamLiberty Seguros–Würth
points_natAUS
points_colorgreen
mountainsCadel Evans
mountains_team
mountains_natAUS
mountains_colorblue
youthWilliam Walker
youth_natAUS
youth_colorwhite
youth_team
teamUniSA–Australia
previous[2005](2005-tour-down-under)
next[2007](2007-tour-down-under)
seriesUCI 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

StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner12345Total
19 JanuaryMawson Lakes to Angaston148 km[[File:Hillystage.svglink=alt=20x20px]]Hilly stageSimon Gerrans
20 JanuaryStirling to Hahndorf146 km[[File:Hillystage.svglink=alt=20x20px]]Hilly stageAllan Davis
21 JanuaryStrathalbyn to Yankalilla154 km[[File:Hillystage.svglink=alt=20x20px]]Hilly stageCarlos Barredo
22 JanuaryWillunga to Willunga147 km[[File:Hillystage.svglink=alt=20x20px]]Hilly stageRussell Van Hout
23 JanuaryAdelaide90 km[[File:Hillystage.svglink=alt=20x20px]]Flat stageAllan Davis
685 km

Men's stage summary

522 JanuaryAUS Allan Davis
AUS Robbie McEwen
ITA Simone CadamuroAUS Simon Gerrans
ESP Luis León Sánchez
AUS Robbie McEwen16:36.54
+ 0.07
+ 0.14

Other leading top threes

5AUS Cadel Evans
FRA Samuel Dumoulin
ITA Luca Paolini40
38
32AUS Allan Davis
AUS Russell Van Hout
GER Daniel Becke20
18
18AUS William Walker
AUS Simon Clarke
ITA Eros Capecchi16:37.40
+ 2.33
+ 4.07UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Southaustralia.com–AIS49:40.44
+ 7.26
+ 23.27

Men's top 10 overall

10BEL Glenn d'Hollander+ 3.31

Women's stage summary

320 JanuarySnapper Point (Aldinga Beach) Criterium30 mins + 1 lapAUS Jenny MacPherson
AUS Belinda Goss
AUS Petra MullensAUS Jenny MacPherson
AUS Belinda Goss
AUS Petra Mullens114
114
106

References

References

  1. Clarke, Les. (22 January 2006). "Stage 5 - Sunday, January 22: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 81km Alby gets another as Gerrans takes overall".
  2. (2006-02-22). "Tour Down Under sprints across the line at Australian Sport Awards". Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under.
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