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2006 Vuelta a España
61st edition of the cycling race
61st edition of the cycling race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2006 Vuelta a España |
| image | Vuelta-a-Espana-2006.png |
| image_size | 350px |
| image_caption | Overview of the stages |
| series | [2006 UCI ProTour](2006-uci-protour) |
| race_no | 23 |
| season_no | 27 |
| date | 26 August – 17 September |
| stages | 21 |
| distance | 3192 |
| unit | km |
| time | 81h 23' 07" |
| first | Alexander Vinokourov |
| first_nat | KAZ |
| first_team | |
| first_color | gold |
| second | Alejandro Valverde |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_team | |
| third | Andrey Kashechkin |
| third_nat | KAZ |
| third_team | |
| points | Thor Hushovd |
| points_nat | NOR |
| points_team | |
| points_color | blue-fish |
| mountains | Egoi Martínez |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_color | orange |
| combination | Alexander Vinokourov |
| combination_nat | KAZ |
| combination_team | |
| combination_color | white |
| team | |
| team_nat | USA |
| previous | [2005](2005-vuelta-a-espana) |
| next | [2007](2007-vuelta-a-espana) |
The 2006 Vuelta a España was held from 26 August to 17 September 2006, and was the 61st edition of the race. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3192 km, and was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the cycling team. The points classification was won by Thor Hushovd of , and the mountains classification by Egoi Martínez of .
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Vuelta a España
In addition to the 20 UCI ProTour teams, Relax–GAM have received a wild card.
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | [1](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-1) | [2](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-2) | [3](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-3) | [4](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-4) | [5](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-5) | [6](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-6) | [7](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-7) | [8](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-8) | [9](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-9) | [10](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-10) | [11](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-11) | [12](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-12) | [13](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-13) | [14](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-14) | [15](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-15) | [16](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-16) | [17](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-17) | [18](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-18) | [19](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-19) | [20](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-20) | [21](2006-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-21) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August | Málaga to Málaga | 7.2 km | Team time trial | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 August | Málaga to Córdoba | 167 km | Paolo Bettini | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 August | Córdoba to Almendralejo | 220 km | Francisco Ventoso | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 August | Almendralejo to Cáceres | 142 km | Erik Zabel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 August | Plasencia to Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar) | 178 km | Mountain stage* | Danilo Di Luca | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 August | Zamora to León | 155 km | Thor Hushovd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 September | León to Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada) | 148 km | Mountain stage* | Alejandro Valverde | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 September | Ponferrada to Lugo | 173 km | Alexander Vinokourov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 September | A Fonsagrada to Alto de La Cobertoria | 206 km | Mountain stage* | Alexander Vinokourov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 September | Rest Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 September | Avilés to Museo de Altamira (Santillana del Mar) | 190 km | Sérgio Paulinho | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 September | Torrelavega (Velódromo Óscar Freire) to Burgos | 165 km | Mountain stage | Egoi Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September | Aranda de Duero to Guadalajara | 162 km | Luca Paolini | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 September | Guadalajara to Cuenca | 170 km | Samuel Sánchez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 September | Cuenca to Cuenca | 33 km | Individual time trial | David Millar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 September | Motilla del Palancar to Factoría Ford (Almussafes) | 175 km | Robert Förster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Sept | Rest Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 September | Almería to Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto | 145 km | Mountain stage* | Igor Antón | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September | Adra to Granada | 167 km | Mountain stage | Thomas Danielson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 September | Granada to Sierra de la Pandera | 153 km | Mountain stage* | Andrey Kashechkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 September | Jaén to Ciudad Real | 195 km | José Luis Arrieta | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 September | Rivas Futura to Rivas Vaciamadrid | 28 km | Individual time trial | Alexander Vinokourov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 September | Madrid to Madrid | 150 km | Erik Zabel |
- Mountain stages with asterisk end on the top of the climb.
Race overview
Main article: Vuelta a España 2006, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Vuelta a España 2006, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Jersey progress
| Stage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Winner) | **General classification** | ||||||||
| **Points Classification** | |||||||||
| **Mountains Classification** | |||||||||
| **Combination Classification** | |||||||||
| **Team Classification** | Alexander Vinokourov | Thor Hushovd | Egoi Martínez | Alexander Vinokourov | |||||
| Stage 1 (TTT) | |||||||||
| (Team CSC) | Carlos Sastre | Carlos Sastre | *no award* | *no award* | |||||
| Stage 2 | |||||||||
| (Paolo Bettini) | Thor Hushovd | Paolo Bettini | Mario De Sárraga | Mario De Sárraga | |||||
| Stage 3 | |||||||||
| (Francisco Ventoso) | Thor Hushovd | David de la Fuente | |||||||
| Stage 4 | |||||||||
| (Erik Zabel) | |||||||||
| Stage 5 | |||||||||
| (Danilo Di Luca) | Danilo Di Luca | Danilo Di Luca | Danilo Di Luca | ||||||
| Stage 6 | |||||||||
| (Thor Hushovd) | |||||||||
| Stage 7 | |||||||||
| (Alejandro Valverde) | Janez Brajkovič | Janez Brajkovič | Janez Brajkovič | ||||||
| Stage 8 | |||||||||
| (Alexander Vinokourov) | |||||||||
| Stage 9 | |||||||||
| (Alexander Vinokourov) | Alejandro Valverde | Pietro Caucchioli | Alejandro Valverde | ||||||
| Stage 10 | |||||||||
| (Sérgio Paulinho) | |||||||||
| Stage 11 | |||||||||
| (Egoi Martínez) | |||||||||
| Stage 12 | |||||||||
| (Luca Paolini) | |||||||||
| Stage 13 | |||||||||
| (Samuel Sánchez) | |||||||||
| Stage 14 (ITT) | |||||||||
| (David Millar) | |||||||||
| Stage 15 | |||||||||
| (Robert Förster) | |||||||||
| Stage 16 | |||||||||
| (Igor Antón) | |||||||||
| Stage 17 | |||||||||
| (Tom Danielson) | Alexander Vinokourov | Egoi Martínez | |||||||
| Stage 18 | |||||||||
| (Andrei Kashechkin) | |||||||||
| Stage 19 | |||||||||
| (José Luis Arrieta) | Alexander Vinokourov | ||||||||
| Stage 20 (ITT) | |||||||||
| (Alexander Vinokourov) | |||||||||
| Stage 21 | |||||||||
| (Erik Zabel) | |||||||||
| **Final** |
Jersey wearers when same rider is holding multiple jerseys:
- Lars Bak wore the points jersey in stage 2
- Paolo Bettini wore the points jersey in stages 4–5
- Janez Brajkovič wore the white combination jersey in stages 6–7
- José Miguel Elías wore the orange mountains jersey in stages 6–7
- Danilo Di Luca wore the orange mountains jersey in stages 8–9
- Alejandro Valverde wore the white combination jersey in stages 8–9
- Carlos Sastre wore the white combination jersey in stages 8–16
- Alexander Vinokourov wore the white combination jersey in stage 17
- Andrey Kashechkin wore the white combination jersey in stage 19-21
- When he has been 2nd in combination classification behind GC leader, Alejandro Valverde has worn white jersey of UCI ProTour leader. This happened on stages 8, 9, 19, 20 and 21.
Final standings
General classification (final)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | KAZ **Alexander Vinokourov** | **** | **81h 23' 07"** |
| 2 | ESP Alejandro Valverde | 1' 12" | |
| 3 | KAZ Andrey Kashechkin | 3' 12" | |
| 4 | ESP Carlos Sastre | 3' 35" | |
| 5 | ESP José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 6' 51" | |
| 6 | USA Tom Danielson | 8' 09" | |
| 7 | ESP Samuel Sánchez | 8' 26" | |
| 8 | ESP Manuel Beltrán | 10' 36" | |
| 9 | RUS Vladimir Karpets | 10' 47" | |
| 10 | ESP Luis Pérez Rodríguez | 11' 32" |
Points classification
In 2006, the leader of the points classification is awarded a blue with yellow-fish-covered jersey, which is sponsored by Spain's fishing and marine industry known as FROM (or El Fondo de Regulación y Organización del Mercado de Productos de la Pesca y Cultivos Marinos).http://www.from.mapya.es/
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | NOR **Thor Hushovd** | **** | **199** |
| 2 | KAZ Alexander Vinokourov | 163 | |
| 3 | ESP Alejandro Valverde | 147 | |
| 4 | ESP Samuel Sánchez | 107 | |
| 5 | GER Erik Zabel | 104 | |
| 6 | AUS Stuart O'Grady | 104 | |
| 7 | ESP Francisco Ventoso | 99 | |
| 8 | KAZ Andrey Kashechkin | 95 | |
| 9 | ESP Carlos Sastre | 93 | |
| 10 | ESP José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 68 |
Mountains classification
In 2006, the leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) wears the orange jersey sponsored by Ford. In recent years, the KoM wore a red jersey.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ESP **Egoi Martínez** | **** | **129** |
| 2 | ITA Pietro Caucchioli | 117 | |
| 3 | ESP Alejandro Valverde | 98 | |
| 4 | KAZ Andrey Kashechkin | 84 | |
| 5 | KAZ Alexander Vinokourov | 82 | |
| 6 | ESP José Miguel Elías | Relax–GAM | 70 |
| 7 | ESP Igor Antón | 67 | |
| 8 | ESP Carlos Sastre | 63 | |
| 9 | ESP José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 60 | |
| 10 | ESP David Arroyo | 58 |
Combination classification
In 2006, the leader of the combinations classification wears the white jersey. In 2005, the rider with the lowest cumulative rank of all classifications wore a gold-green jersey.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAZ **Alexander Vinokourov** | **** | **8** |
| 2 | ESP Alejandro Valverde | 8 | |
| 3 | KAZ Andrey Kashechkin | 15 | |
| 4 | ESP Carlos Sastre | 21 | |
| 5 | ESP José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 24 | |
| 6 | ESP Samuel Sánchez | 25 | |
| 7 | USA Tom Danielson | 28 | |
| 8 | ESP Egoi Martínez | 31 | |
| 9 | ESP Igor Antón | 39 | |
| 10 | ESP Manuel Beltrán | 43 |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | USA **** | **201h 59' 16"** |
| 2 | ESP | 15' 25" |
| 3 | ESP | 25' 33" |
| 4 | ESP | 32' 13" |
| 5 | DEN | 52' 56" |
| 6 | ESP | 1h 40' 02" |
| 7 | ITA | 1h 43' 20" |
| 8 | FRA | 2h 02' 55" |
| 9 | ESP Relax–GAM | 2h 16' 26" |
| 10 | FRA | 2h 20' 33" |
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