2006 Tour de Georgia

2006 Tour de Georgia 2005–06 UCI America Tour April 18 – April 23 6 967.9 km 24h 00' 54" Floyd Landis USA Phonak Hearing Systems Tom Danielson USA Discovery Channel Yaroslav Popovych UKR Discovery Channel Fred Rodriguez USA Davitamon–Lotto Jason McCartney USA Discovery Channel Janez Brajkovič SLO Discovery Channel Discovery Channel USA 2005 2007 The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the PHO 2006. American Fred Rodriguez (OLO 2006) claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney (DSC 2006) won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate Janez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta. Stages StageRouteDistanceStage WinnerTeam 1Augusta, Georgia – Macon207.4 km128.9 milesDEN Lars Michaelsen DEN SBS 2006 2Fayetteville, Georgia – Rome186.9 km116.1 milesUKR Yaroslav PopovychUSA DSC 2006 3Chickamauga – Chattanooga39.9 km24.8 milesUSA Floyd LandisSUI PHO 2006 4Dalton, Georgia - Dahlonega, Georgia191.4 km118.9 milesUSA Fred RodriguezBEL OLO 2006 5Blairsville, Georgia – Brasstown Bald152.1 km94.5 milesUSA Tom DanielsonUSA DSC 2006 6Cumming, Georgia - Alpharetta, Georgia190.2 km118.2 milesARG Juan José HaedoUSA Toyota–United Pro Teams 2006 Tour de Georgia UCI ProTour Teams USA DSC 2006 DEN SBS 2006 SUI PHO 2006 BEL QST 2006 BEL OLO 2006 ESP GEO 2006 UCI Professional Continental Teams USA Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis USA Navigators Insurance Cycling Team UCI Continental Teams USA Colavita Olive Oil–Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team USA Jelly Belly Cycling Team USA Jittery Joe's–Zero Gravity Cycling Team USA Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team USA TARGETRAINING USA Team TIAA–CREF USA Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team Final results 2006 general classification Floyd Landis, 24.00.54 Tom Danielson, 0.04 Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55 2006 King of the Mountain leader Jason McCartney, 35 points Lucas Euser, 28 points Tom Danielson, 12 points 2006 sprint leader Fred Rodriguez, 48 points Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points Juan José Haedo, 36 points 2006 team competition Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Phonak Hearing Systems Team CSC Stage winners progress Yellow Jersey progress References cyclingnews Tour de Georgia official site External links https://web.archive.org/web/20060810092837/http://www.tdgblog.com/ Tour de Georgia blog Category:Tour de Georgia Category:2006 in road cycling Category:2006 in American sports