2006 Scheldeprijs

2006 Scheldeprijs 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour 12 April 2006 200 km 4h 31' 00" Tom Boonen QST 2006 BEL Steven de Jongh QST 2006 NED Gert Steegmans LTS 2006 BEL 2005 2007 The 2006 Scheldeprijs was the 94th edition of the Scheldeprijs road cycling one-day race, held on 12 April 2006 as part of the 2005–06 UCI Europe Tour, as a 1.HC categorized race. Due to very strong crosswinds, after only a few kilometers a group of 25 riders managed to break away from the main bunch and this group would continue until the finish. The peloton was behind by such a large distance that it was taken out of the race going into the local laps. With QST 2006 present by no less than seven riders in the lead group, including sprinter Tom Boonen, the team guided him to the finish line and lead him out to finish. Boonen, wearing the rainbow jersey as the incumbent world champion, won the race in a bunch sprint, with teammate Steven de Jongh even securing second place,Anthony Tan Hometown win for hometown hero http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/scheldeprijs06/?id=results Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 12 April 2006 13 April 2017 while compatriot Gert Steegmans (LTS 2006) completed the podium. Boonen was the first incumbent world champion to win the race since Eddy Merckx in 1972. Eventually, only 22 riders finished the race. Teams Twenty-one teams were invited to take part in the race.Start list http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/scheldeprijs06/?id=startlist Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 14 April 2017 ALM TSV LTS Flanders Gianni Riemslagh MRO JAR CRE LIQ Naturino–Sapore di Mare MRM NIC Pictoflex–Bikeland–Hyundai Profel–Ziegler QST RAB SKS Tenax COS WIE Yawadoo–Colba–ABM Competing teams 2006 Result Result 1 Tom Boonen BEL QST 2006 4h 31' 00" 2 Steven de Jongh NED QST 2006 + 0" 3 Gert Steegmans BEL LTS 2006 + 0" 4 Niko Eeckhout BEL TSV 2006 + 0" 5 Graeme Brown AUS RAB 2006 + 0" 6 Enrico Gasparotto ITA LIQ 2006 + 0" 7 Jens Renders BEL TSV 2006 + 0" 8 Aart Vierhouten NED SKS 2006 + 0" 9 Jeremy Hunt GBR COS 2006 + 0" 10 René Weissinger GER SKS 2006 + 0" References 2006 Category:2006 in road cycling Category:2006 in Belgian sport