2006 Giro d'Italia

2006 Giro d'Italia 2006 UCI ProTour 12 27 Giro d Italia 2006 (cropped).png 350px Overview of the stages: route from Seraing, in Belgium, to Milan covered by the riders on the bicycle (red) and distances between stages (green) Map of Italy, with a small inset of Belgium, showing the path of the race in red and green lines, starting in west-central Belgium and crossing the unpictured European continent to Piacenza in northwest Italy and then going clockwise around Italy before eventually ending in Milan 6 – 28 May 2006 21 3526.2 km 91h 33' 36" Ivan Basso ITA SAX 2006 pink José Enrique Gutiérrez ESP PHO 2006 Gilberto Simoni ITA FUJ 2006 Paolo Bettini ITA QST 2006 violet Juan Manuel Gárate ESP QST 2006 green Paolo Savoldelli ITA DSC 2006 blue Paolo Bettini ITA QST 2006 red number PHO 2006 PHO 2006 2005 2007 The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in the Belgian city of Seraing with a 6.2 km 1 on individual time trial. The race came to a close with a 140 km 1 on mass-start road stage that stretched from Museo del Ghisallo to Milan. Twenty-two teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Basso of the CSC 2006 team.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2006/stage-21/results "Seven key moments"; Mission 1 of 2 complete Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2006-05-28 2012-09-26 Anthony Tan Second and third were the Spain José Enrique Gutiérrez and Italian Gilberto Simoni. Basso, riding for SAX 2006, won the Giro in dominant fashion.http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/28/no-surprise-ivan-basso-wins-giro-ditalia-tour-de-france-is-next/ No surprise: Ivan Basso wins Giro d'Italia; Tour de France is next? Biking Bis 28 May 2006 24 December 2012 Gene Bisbee Basso won three individual stages, as well as the team time trial, along with his fellow Team CSC riders, and won the overall classification by more than 9 minutes over the next best rider, the largest margin of victory in a Grand Tour in the last three years. In the other classifications that the race awarded, Paolo Bettini of the QST 2006 team won the points classification, Quick Step-Innergetic rider Juan Manuel Gárate won the mountains classification, and Paolo Savoldelli of the DSC 2006 won the combination classification. PHO 2005 finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the twenty-two teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was also won by Phonak. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Giro d'Italia Twenty-two teams contested the 2006 Giro. Since it was a UCI ProTour event, the 20 ProTour teams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Race officials also invited two other teams. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, giving the race a 198-man peloton at its outset. The 22 that competed in the race were: 22em ALM 2006 BTL 2006 GCE 2006 CSF 2006 COF 2006 C.A 2006 OLO 2006 DSC 2006 EUS 2006 FDJ 2006 GST 2006 LAM 2006 ONC 2006a LIQ 2006 PHO 2006 QST 2006 RAB 2006 FOT 2006 AND 2006 THR 2006 SAX 2006 MRM 2006 Race previews and favorites 150 Ivan Basso Gaillac.jpg Jan Ullrich Nacht von Hannover 2005.jpg Ivan Basso (left) and Jan Ullrich (right) were considered favourites for this edition of the Giro d’Italia. Before the race, Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich were seen as the biggest favorites and the most likely to win, due to them performing well in the prior years. Also preferred were Paolo Savoldelli along with Damiano Cunego.Stróżyk Gabriel 2024-05-04 Ivan Basso And The Most Dominant Grand Tour Of All Time: Il Giro d'Italia 2006. https://lanternerouge.com/2024/05/04/ivan-basso-and-the-most-dominant-grand-tour-of-all-time-il-giro-ditalia-2006/ 2026-08-24 Lanterne Rouge en-US Route and stages The 2006 Giro opened, and had its first four stages in the South-East of Belgium in the Wallonia region. The Giro organisers chose to locate the opening in this region as a homage to the thousands of Italians who moved to the region following the end of World War II in order to find jobs in the coal mines of the area. It is estimated that as many as 300'000 Belgians of Italian origin live in this area. The 2006 Giro commemorated the deaths of 136 Italian miners who died in the 1956 Bois du Cazier mine disaster.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006//giro06/ After Belgian antipasto, 2006 Giro has molto mountains for a tough climbers tour Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2005-11-13 2012-09-30 Tim Maloney The race introduced a team time trial stage upon its arrival in Italy. This discipline had been absent from the Giro since edition 1989. It also included 56.2 km on of individual time trials, distributed between the prologue and the long time trial at Pontedera. It also featured famous climbs, such as the steep Mortirolo and the Monte Bondone. There were plans to visit Plan de Corones for the first time; however, bad weather prevented the unpaved climb from being used. It instead saw its debut in the Giro d'Italia in 2008. + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCoursehttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/cuploads/Giro_Tappe.pdf Giro Tappe it 2005-05-03 La Gazzetta dello Sport PDF 2012-09-30 Giro StagesDistanceTypeWinner16 MaySeraing (Belgium) 6.2 km 1 on 22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialPaolo Savoldelli ITA27 MayMons (Belgium) to Charleroi (Belgium) 197 km on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stageRobbie McEwen AUS38 MayPerwez (Belgium) to Namur (Belgium) 202 km on 22px Undulating stageStefan Schumacher GER49 MayWanze (Belgium) to Hotton (Belgium) 193 km on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stageRobbie McEwen AUS10 MayRest day511 MayPiacenza to Cremona 38 km on 22px|link=|alt=Team time trialSAX 2006612 MayBusseto to Forlì 227 km on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stageRobbie McEwen AUS713 MayCesena to Saltara 236 km on link=|alt=Medium mountain stageRik Verbrugghe BEL814 MayCivitanova Marche to Maielletta 171 km on link=|alt=Medium mountain stageIvan Basso ITA915 MayFrancavilla al Mare to Termoli 121 km on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stageTomas Vaitkus LTU1016 MayTermoli to Peschici 187 km on 22px Undulating stageFranco Pellizotti ITA17 MayRest day1118 MayPontedera 50 km on 22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialJan Ullrich GERUllrich N Jan Ullrich was the original winner of stage 11 but was later disqualified after the Court of Arbitration for Sports disqualified Ullrich's results from May 2005 on after having tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/5692/5048/0/Media20Release202012.02.09.pdf Jan Ullrich found guilty of an anti-doping rule violation by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) Press Release Court of Arbitration for Sport 9 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120227051309/http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/5692/5048/0/Media20Release202012.02.09.pdf 27 February 2012 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jan-ullrich-given-two-year-ban-from-cas Jan Ullrich given two-year ban from CAS Future Publishing limited Cyclingnews 9 February 2012 9 February 20121219 MayLivorno to Sestri Levante 171 km on 22px Undulating stageJoan Horrach ESP1320 MayAlessandria to La Thuile 218 km on link=|alt=Medium mountain stageLeonardo Piepoli ITA1421 MayAosta to Domodossola 223 km on link=|alt=Mountain stageLuis Felipe Laverde COL1522 MayMergozzo to Brescia 189 km on link=|alt=Flat stagePaolo Bettini ITA1623 MayRovato to Trento 173 km on link=|alt=Medium mountain stageIvan Basso ITA1724 MayTramin to Plan de Corones 133 km on link=|alt=Mountain stageLeonardo Piepoli ITA1825 MaySillian (Austria) to Gemona del Friuli 210 km on 22px Undulating stageStefan Schumacher GER1926 MayPordenone to Passo di San Pellegrino 224 km on link=|alt=Mountain stageJuan Manuel Gárate ESP2027 MayTrento to Aprica 211 km on link=|alt=Mountain stageIvan Basso ITA2128 MayMuseo del Ghisallo to Milan140 km on link=|alt=Flat stageRobert Förster GER Total 3526.2 km 0 on Classification leadership thumb|upright|LAM 2004 rider Evgeni Petrov riding on the slopes of the Passo di Gavia|alt=A cyclist wearing a blue and pink uniform while riding a bike. In the 2006 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo and Tim Maloney http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/giro07/?id=/features/2007/giro_classifications07 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 2007-05-18 Cycling News 2009-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108140708/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/giro07/?id=%2Ffeatures%2F2007%2Fgiro_classifications07 8 January 2010 live Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, some points could be won in intermediate sprints. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2006 was the Passo di Gavia in stage 20, afforded still more points than the other first-category climbs. The fourth was the combination classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the combination classification, the top 15 placed riders each day in the general, points, mountains, and 110 Gazzetta classifications earned points, 15 for first and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. These points were tallied throughout the Giro.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/cuploads/GDI_REGOLAMENTO_ITA_2006eFRA.pdf Giro d'Italia 2006 Regolamento it La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Sport 2010-03-22 There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage are added, and the team with the lowest time is leading team. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team. +Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification25px|link=|alt= Points classification25px|link=|alt= Mountains classification25px|link=|alt= Combination classification25px|link=|alt=Trofeo Fast TeamTrofeo Super Team 1 Paolo SavoldelliPaolo SavoldelliPaolo SavoldelliPaolo SavoldelliPaolo Savoldelli DSC 2006 not awarded 2 Robbie McEwen TMO 2006 3 Stefan SchumacherStefan SchumacherStefan SchumacherMoisés Aldape LTB 2006 4 Robbie McEwenRobbie McEwenSandy Casar 5 SAX 2006Serhiy Honchar TMO 2006 6 Robbie McEwenOlaf Pollack 7 Rik VerbruggheSerhiy HoncharStaf Scheirlinckx DSC 2006 8 Ivan BassoIvan BassoIvan Basso 9 Tomas Vaitkus 10 Franco Pellizotti LIQ 2006 11 Jan UllrichUllrich N DSC 2006 TMO 2006 12 Joan Horrach 13 Leonardo PiepoliPaolo Bettini DSC 2006 14 Luis Felipe LaverdeFortunato Baliani PHO 2006 CSF 2006 15 Paolo Bettini 16 Ivan BassoIvan Basso PHO 2006 17 Leonardo PiepoliIvan Basso 18 Stefan SchumacherPaolo Bettini 19 Juan Manuel GárateFortunato Baliani 20 Ivan BassoIvan BassoJuan Manuel Gárate 21 Robert FörsterPaolo BettiniFinal Ivan Basso Paolo Bettini Juan Manuel Gárate Paolo Savoldelli PHO 2006 PHO 2006 Final standings Legend   20px|alt=A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classificationhttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGEN Classifica generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 General Classification   20px|alt=A green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classificationhttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGPMGEN Classifica GPM Generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 Mountains Classification   20px|alt=A violet jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classificationhttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLPUNGEN Classifica a punti generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 Points Classification   20px|alt=A blue jersey   Denotes the winner of the Combination classificationhttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGRCGEN Classifica Grancombinata generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 Combination Classification General classification CyclistTeamTime1Ivan Basso ITA 20px|alt=Pink jerseySAX 2006 yes 91h 33' 36"2José Enrique Gutiérrez ESPPHO 2006 yes +9' 18"3Gilberto Simoni ITAFOT 2006 yes +11' 59"4Damiano Cunego ITALAM 2006 yes +18' 16"5Paolo Savoldelli ITA 20px|alt=Blue jerseyDSC 2006 yes +19' 22"6Sandy Casar FRAFDJ 2006 yes +23' 53"7Juan Manuel Gárate ESP 20px|alt=Green jerseyQST 2006 yes +24' 26"8Franco Pellizotti ITALIQ 2006 yes +25' 57"9Víctor Hugo Peña COLPHO 2006 yes +26' 27"10Patxi Vila ESPLAM 2006 yes +27' 34" Points classification CyclistTeamPoints1Paolo Bettini ITA 20px|alt=Mauve jerseyQST 2006 yes1692Ivan Basso ITA 20px|alt=Pink jerseySAX 2006 yes1583José Enrique Gutiérrez ESPPHO 2006 yes1324Olaf Pollack GERTHR 2006 yes1045Paolo Savoldelli ITA 20px|alt=Blue jerseyDSC 2006 yes956Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 yes897Gilberto Simoni ITAFOT 2006 yes888Leonardo Piepoli ITAFOT 2006 yes869Maximiliano Richeze ARGCSF 2006 yes6810Franco Pellizotti ITALIQ 2006 yes67 Mountains classification CyclistTeamPoints1Juan Manuel Gárate ESP 20px|alt=Green jerseyQST 2006 yes642Ivan Basso ITA 20px|alt=Pink jerseySAX 2006 yes563Fortunato Baliani ITACSF 2006 yes524Leonardo Piepoli ITAFOT 2006 yes325José Enrique Gutiérrez ESPPHO 2006 yes276Sandy Casar FRAFDJ 2006 yes237Patxi Vila ESPLAM 2006 yes228Gilberto Simoni ITAFOT 2006 yes209Marzio Bruseghin ITALAM 2006 yes1610José Serpa COLAND 2006 yes15 Combination classification CyclistTeamPoints1Paolo Savoldelli ITA 20px|alt=Blue jerseyDSC 2006 yes7752José Enrique Gutiérrez ESPPHO 2006 yes6513Ivan Basso ITA 20px|alt=Pink jerseySAX 2006 yes5954Sandy Casar FRAFDJ 2006 yes4545Paolo Bettini ITA 20px|alt=Mauve jerseyQST 2006 yes3426Mickaël Delage FRAFDJ 2006 yes3077Damiano Cunego ITALAM 2006 yes3018Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 yes2949Danilo Di Luca ITALIQ 2006 yes24210Olaf Pollack GERTHR 2006 yes241 Trofeo Fast Team classification TeamTime1PHO 2006 yes 274h 21' 31"2LAM 2006 yes + 7' 36"3DSC 2006 yes + 16' 05"4FOT 2006 yes + 29' 37"5CSF 2006 yes + 53' 06"6LIQ 2006 yes + 56' 12"7C.A 2006 yes + 1h 22' 59"8SAX 2006 yes + 1h 31' 15"9ONC 2006a yes + 1h 47' 58"10GCE 2006 yes + 1h 53' 19" Trofeo Super Team classification TeamPoints1PHO 2006 yes 3232 FOT 2006 yes 2983CSF 2006 yes 2704 GST 2006 yes 2625 LAM 2006 yes 2606DSC 2006 yes 2557 QST 2006 yes 2418LIQ 2006 yes 2379SAX 2006 yes 21810THR 2006 yes 211 Minor classifications Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes.http://www.cyclismag.com/article.php?sid=2267 Les classements du Giro fr 23 May 2006 Riche, Antoine 11 November 2010 CyclisMag https://web.archive.org/web/20101120004338/http://cyclismag.com/article.php?sid=2267 20 November 2010 dead dmy-all Italian Paolo Bettini won the Most Combative classification.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLCOMGEN Classifica combattività generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 Combativity Classification Bettini also won the 110 Gazzetta classification.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=110KMGEN Classifica 110 Generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 110 Gazzetta classification The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. Ivan Basso won the Azzurri d'Italia classification.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLAZZGEN Class. azzurri d'italia generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 Azzurri d'Italia classification The Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. The classification was won by Christophe Edaleine.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLFUGGEN Fuga piaggio generale it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 Trofeo Fuga Piaggio Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. CSF 2006 were most successful in avoiding penalties, and so won the Fair Play classification.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLFAPL Classifica FAIR PLAY it La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-05-28 2012-10-01 Fair Play Classification References Footnotes N Citations 30em External links http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/en cyclingnews.com – race reports and news features 2006 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12 21 Category:2006 UCI ProTour 2006 2006 Giro d'Italia Category:May 2006 sports events in Italy