Cycling race
2006 Tour of the Basque CountryRace details |
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Dates | 3–8 April 2006 |
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Stages | 6 |
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Distance | 829[1] km (515.1 mi) |
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Winning time | 20h 31' 47" |
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Results |
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The 2006 Tour of the Basque Country was the 46th Tour of the Basque Country road cycling race and was held over six stages from 3 April to 8 April 2006.[2] It was won by Spaniard José Ángel Gómez Marchante of the Saunier Duval–Prodir cycling team.
Stages
Stage 1
3 April 2006 – Irun to Irun, 130 km (81 mi)
Stage 1 result | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 3h 22' 27" | 2 | Óscar Freire | Spain | Rabobank | s.t. | 3 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | Gerolsteiner | s.t. | 4 | Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero | Spain | Phonak | s.t. | 5 | Fränk Schleck | Luxembourg | Team CSC | s.t. | | | General Classification after Stage 1 |
Stage 2
4 April 2006 – Irun to Segura, 155 km (96 mi)
Stage 2 result | | General Classification after Stage 2 |
Stage 3
5 April 2006 – Segura to Lerín, 170 km (110 mi)
Stage 3 result | | General Classification after Stage 3 |
Stage 4
6 April 2005 – Lerín to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 172 km (107 mi)
Stage 4 result | | General Classification after Stage 4 |
Stage 5
7 April 2006 – Vitoria-Gasteiz to Zalla, 178 km (111 mi)
Stage 5 result | | General Classification after Stage 5 |
Stage 6
8 April 2006 – Zalla to Zalla, 24 km (15 mi) (ITT)
This stage was an individual time trial.
Stage 6 result[3] | | General Classification after Stage 6[3] |
Classification tables
General classification[3] |
King of The Mountains classification |
Points classification | Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 84 | 2 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 71 | 3 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | Gerolsteiner | 56 | 4 | Óscar Freire | Spain | Rabobank | 45 | 5 | Alberto Contador | Spain | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 44 | |
Metas Volantes classification |
References
- ^ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "46th Vuelta al Pais Vasco – PT". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Stage 6 – April 8: Zalla – Zalla ITT, 24 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 April 2006.