The 56th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from August 5 to August 20, 2006.
Stages
2006-08-05: [[Táriba]] — [[San Cristóbal (Bogotá)|San Cristóbal]] (19.8 km)
Place
Stage 1 (Individual Time Trial)
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Libardo Niño
Libardo Niño
2.
Fabio Duarte
Fabio Duarte
3.
José Castelblanco
José Castelblanco
2006-08-06: [[San Cristóbal (Bogotá)|Circuito San Cristóbal]] (144 km)
Place
Stage 2
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Alejandro Cortés
Libardo Niño
2.
Jackson Rodríguez
Fabio Duarte
3.
Juan Murillo
José Castelblanco
2006-08-07: [[San Cristóbal (Bogotá)|San Cristóbal]] — [[Pamplona, Colombia|Pamplona]] (133 km)
Place
Stage 3
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Javier González
Libardo Niño
2.
José Castelblanco
Fabio Duarte
3.
Hernán Buenahora
José Castelblanco
2006-08-08: [[Piedecuesta]] — [[San Gil]] (113.5 km)
Place
Stage 4
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Jhon García
Heberth Gutiérrez
2.
Heberth Gutiérrez
Jhon García
3.
Edwin Parra
Fabio Duarte
2006-08-09: [[San Gil]] — [[Tunja]] (183.3 km)
Place
Stage 5
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Manuel Medina
Heberth Gutiérrez
2.
Giovanny Báez
Jhon García
3.
Héctor Mesa
Fabio Duarte
2006-08-10: Circuito del Sol y del Acero Sogamoso (159.2 km)
Place
Stage 6
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Juan Pablo Forero
Heberth Gutiérrez
2.
Edgardo Simón
Jhon García
3.
Rónald González
Fabio Duarte
2006-08-12: [[Madrid, Colombia|Madrid]] — [[Ibagué]] (203.6 km)
Place
Stage 7
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Walter Pedraza
Heberth Gutiérrez
2.
Rafael Montiel
Jhon García
3.
Freddy Piamonte
Fabio Duarte
2006-08-13: [[Ibagué]] — [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]] (114.1 km)
Place
Stage 8
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Álvaro Sierra
Fabio Duarte
2.
Fredy González
José Castelblanco
3.
Edwin Parra
Hernán Buenahora
2006-08-14: [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]] — [[Cali]] (185 km)
Place
Stage 9
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Carlos Andrés Ibáñez
Fabio Duarte
2.
José Chacón Díaz
José Castelblanco
3.
Juan Wilches
Hernán Buenahora
2006-08-15: [[Palmira, Colombia|Palmira]] — [[Buga, Valle del Cauca|Buga]] (47.8 km)
Place
Stage 10 (Time Team Trial)
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
EPM-Orbitel
Fabio Duarte
2.
Gob.Zulia Alc. Cabimas Ven. A
José Castelblanco
3.
Gob.Norte Sant. Selle Italia
Hernán Buenahora
2006-08-16: [[Buga, Valle del Cauca|Buga]] — [[Cartago, Colombia|Cartago]] (139.6 km)
Place
Stage 11
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Juan Pablo Forero
Fabio Duarte
2.
Jackson Rodríguez
José Castelblanco
3.
Fredy González
Hernán Buenahora
2006-08-17: [[Santa Rosa de Cabal]] — [[Ciudad Bolívar]] (192.8 km)
Place
Stage 12
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
José Serpa
Fabio Duarte
2.
Franklin Chacón
José Castelblanco
3.
Rodolfo Camacho
Hernán Buenahora
2006-08-18: [[Ciudad Bolívar]] — [[Medellín|Medellín Pueblito Paisa]] (150.6 km)
Place
Stage 13
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Hernán Buenahora
José Castelblanco
2.
José Castelblanco
Hernán Buenahora
3.
Israel Ochoa
Daniel Rincón
2006-08-19: [[Envigado]] — [[Alto del Escobero]] (10.7 km)
Place
Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial)
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Hernán Buenahora
Hernán Buenahora
2.
Álvaro Sierra
José Castelblanco
3.
Fabio Duarte
Daniel Rincón
2006-08-20: [[Medellín|Circuito Medellín]] (108 km)
Place
Stage 15
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Juan Pablo Forero
José Castelblanco
2.
Edgardo Simón
Daniel Rincón
3.
Jackson Rodríguez
Álvaro Sierra
Jersey progression
Stage
Winner
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Youth classification
1
Libardo Niño
Libardo Niño
Libardo Niño
unknown
unknown
2
Alejandro Cortés
Alejandro Cortés
3
Javier González
José Castelblanco
4
Jhon García
Heberth Gutiérrez
5
Manuel Medina
6
Juan Pablo Forero
Giovanny Báez
7
Walter Pedraza
Fabio Montenegro
8
Álvaro Sierra
Fabio Duarte
Edwin Parra
9
Carlos Andrés Ibáñez
Hernán Buenahora
10
EPM-Orbitel
11
Juan Pablo Forero
Fredy González
12
José Serpa
13
Hernán Buenahora
José Castelblanco
14
Hernán Buenahora
Hernán Buenahora
15
Juan Pablo Forero
José Castelblanco
Final classification
RANK
NAME
TEAM
TIME
1.
José Castelblanco Stage 14 leader Hernán Buenahora failed a medical control before the last stage, and was not allowed to take part.
Gobernación del Zulia-Alcaldía de Cabimas
46:40:42
2.
Daniel Rincón
Orbitel-EPM
+ 2.10
3.
Álvaro Sierra
Lotería de Boyacá
+ 2.51
4.
Fabio Duarte
Orbitel-EPM
+ 4.13
5.
Javier González
Orbitel-EPM
+ 7.44
6.
Juan Diego Ramírez
Orbitel-EPM
+ 8.22
7.
Edwin Parra
Orbitel-EPM
+ 8.38
8.
Jairo Hernández
Colombia es Pasion
+ 15.07
9.
Libardo Niño
Lotería de Boyacá
+ 19.35
10.
Javier Zapata
Orbitel-EPM
+ 21.51
Teams
;Lotería de Boyacá — Coordinadora
Director Deportivo: José Alfonso "El Pollo" López
|COL Libardo Niño
|COL Álvaro Sierra
|COL Víctor Niño
|COL Israel Ochoa
|COL Freddy Piamonte
|COL Freddy Montaña
|COL Iván Casas
|COL Jairo Pérez
|COL Graciano Fonseca
;EPM — Orbitel
Director Técnico: Raúl Mesa
|COL Daniel Rincón
|COL Javier Alberto González
|COL Javier Zapata
|COL Heberth Gutiérrez
|COL Jhon García
|COL Fabio Duarte
|COL Edwin Parra
|COL Juan Diego Ramírez
|COL Alejandro Cortés
;Gobernación del Zulia — Alcaldia de Cabimas
|COL Hernán Buenahora
|COL José Castelblanco
|COL Nelson Galvez
|VEN Manuel Medina
|COL Raúl Saavedra
|COL Paul Torres
|COL Víctor Moreno
|COL Adelso Valero
|COL Manuel Palencia
;Colombia es Pasión — Coldeportes
Director Deportivo: Jairo Monroy Gutiérrez
|COL Jairo Hernández
|COL Alexis Rojas
|COL Giovanny Torres
|COL Robinson Chalapud
|COL Olmedo Capacho
|COL Francisco Colorado
|COL Diego Montoya
|COL Luis Castañeda
|COL Juan Pablo Forero
;Gobernacíon Norte de Santander — Selle Italia
|COL José Serpa
|COL Walter Pedraza
|COL Alexander Giraldo
|COL Fredy González
|COL Freddy Paredes
|COL Huberlino Mesa
|COL Rolando Trujillo
|ARG Edgardo Simón
;Lotería del Táchira
|VEN César Salazar
|VEN Carlos Maya
|VEN Aldrin Salamanca
|VEN José Chacón Díaz
|VEN Rónald González
|COL Rodolfo Camacho
|VEN Jackson Rodríguez
|VEN Franklin Chacón
|VEN Juan Murillo
;Atom — Azpiru
|COL Giovanny Báez
|COL Carlos Ibañez
|COL Mauricio Ortega
|COL Arles Tabares
|COL Diego Tamayo
|COL Fabio Mahecha
|ESP Mikel Gaztañaga
|ESP Gaizka Lasa
|COL Luis Moyano
|ESP Mikel Azparren
;Frutidelicias Frugos del Valle
Director Deportivo: William Palacio
|COL Fabio Montenegro
|COL Deiby Ibáñez
|COL Giovanny Barriga
|COL José Ibáñez
|COL Diego Calderón
|COL Leonel Bonilla
|COL Edwin Sandoval
|COL Harvey Hernández
|COL Franklin López
;Coordinadora
|COL Ricardo Mesa
|COL Víctor Becerra
|COL Alejandro Serna
|COL Miguel Ángel Sanabria
|COL Jhon Martínez
|COL Arles Castro
|COL Marvin Correa
|COL Orlando Acosta
|COL Alex Rojas
;Indeportes Boyacá — Alcaldia de Paipa
|COL Fernando Camargo
|COL Nestor Bernal
|COL Héctor Barrera
|COL Jefferson Vargas
|COL Emiro Matta
|COL Santiago Ojeda
|COL Fabio Gordillo
|COL Dario Sierra
|COL Félix Castro
;Idermeta
|COL Farid Turriago
|COL Juan Castro
|COL Jonathan Méndez
|COL Julian Perdomo
|COL Aldo Valero
|COL Alfredo López
|COL Milton Ramos
|COL Walter Guerra
|COL Alexander Espitia
;Coldeportes
|COL Darwin González
|COL Manuel Mayorga
|COL Gerardo Rodríguez
|COL Jairo Salas
|COL Rafael Montiel
|COL Alexis Castro
|COL Carlos Alzate
|COL Wilson Zambrano
;Orbitel — EPM
Director Deportivo: Carlos Jaramillo
|COL Héctor Mesa
|COL Julian Rodas
|COL Rubén Laverde
|COL Oscar Álvarez
|COL Stiven Ortíz
|COL Juan Botero
|COL Juan Pablo Wilches
|COL Norberto Wilches
;Postal Express — Liga Bogotá
|COL Gerson Sánchez
|COL Fabian Rincón
|COL Dairo Rodríguez
|COL Freddy Guerrero
|COL Jesús Andrés Cruz
|COL Elver Garay
|COL Miguel Cendales
|COL Roger Lasso
|COL Camilo Torres
;Canal V.O.S — Cicloases
|COL Carlos Vargas
|COL Edgar Riaño
|COL Ferney Baena
|COL Santos Álvarez
|COL Edgar Restrepo
|COL Rito López
|COL José Daniel Sánchez
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