2006 Tour Down Under

8th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race November 2019 2006 Tour Down Under 17—22 January 2006 6 685 km 16h 36' 54" Simon Gerrans ALM 2006 AUS orange Luis León Sánchez Liberty Seguros–Würth ESP Robbie McEwen OLO 2006 AUS Allan Davis Liberty Seguros–Würth AUS green Cadel Evans OLO 2006 AUS blue William Walker AUS white RAB 2006 UniSA–Australia 2005 2007 UCI Oceania Tour The 2006 Tour Down Under was held from 18 to 22 January 2006 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The eighth edition of the Tour Down Under was a stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 685 km mi, and was part of the 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2006 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event. The race was won by Australian rider Simon Gerrans of ALM 2006.Clarke Les 22 January 2006 Stage 5 - Sunday, January 22: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 81km Alby gets another as Gerrans takes overall https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jan06/tdu06?id=results/tdu065 2026-01-26 autobus.cyclingnews.com The event was awarded the Australian Sport Tourism Award of the year at the Australian Sport Awards in February 2006, having attracted 495,000 spectators and more than 11,670 visitors to South Australia.http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2006/ Tour Down Under sprints across the line at Australian Sport Awards Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under 2006-02-22 20 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123045231/http://tourdownunder.com.au/2006/ 23 January 2009 dead Teams 20em margin-right:20%; Liberty Seguros-Würth Team Credit Agricole Ag2r Prevoyance Davitamon-Lotto Team Milram Liquigas-Bianchi Bouygues Telecom Chocolade Jacques-T Interim Navigators Insurance Cycling Team South Australia.com-AIS Cycling UniSA-Australia United Water-Australia U/23 Stages StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner119 JanuaryMawson Lakes to Angaston148 km onlink=|alt=|20x20pxHilly stageSimon Gerrans AUS220 JanuaryStirling to Hahndorf146 km onlink=|alt=|20x20pxHilly stageAllan Davis AUS321 JanuaryStrathalbyn to Yankalilla154 km onlink=|alt=|20x20pxHilly stageCarlos Barredo ESP422 JanuaryWillunga to Willunga147 km onlink=|alt=|20x20pxHilly stageRussell Van Hout AUS523 JanuaryAdelaide90 km onlink=|alt=|20x20pxFlat stageAllan Davis AUSTotal685 km on Men's stage summary Stage Date Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3 Time 1 18 January AUS Simon Gerrans ESP Luis León Sánchez AUS Robbie McEwen AUS Simon Gerrans ESP Luis León Sánchez AUS Robbie McEwen 3:38.24 + 0.07 + 0.18 2 19 January AUS Allan Davis AUS Paul Crake ESP Eladio Sanchez Prado AUS Simon Gerrans ESP Luis León Sánchez AUS Robbie McEwen 7:12.55 + 0.07 + 0.18 3 20 January ESP Carlos Barredo GER Daniel Becke AUS Cadel Evans AUS Simon Gerrans ESP Luis León Sánchez AUS Robbie McEwen 11:11.32 + 0.07 + 0.18 4 21 January AUS Russell Van Hout AUS Paul Crake FRA Rony Martias AUS Simon Gerrans ESP Luis León Sánchez AUS Robbie McEwen 14:47.07 + 0.07 + 0.18 5 22 January AUS Allan Davis AUS Robbie McEwen ITA Simone Cadamuro AUS Simon Gerrans ESP Luis León Sánchez AUS Robbie McEwen 16:36.54 + 0.07 + 0.14 Other leading top threes Stage Mountains Pts Sprint Pts Under 23 Pts Teams Time 1 FRA Samuel Dumoulin AUS Cadel Evans AUS Gene Bates 16128 AUS Simon Gerrans AUS Russell Van Hout AUS Luis León Sánchez 1466 AUS William Walker AUS Simon Clarke ITA Eros Capecchi 3:39.10 + 2.33 + 4.03 UniSA–Australia Southaustralia.com–AIS Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team 11:05.08 + 10.37 + 11.54 2 FRA Samuel Dumoulin AUS Gene Bates AUS Cadel Evans 322020 AUS Simon Gerrans AUS Allan Davis AUS Hilton Clarke 141212 AUS William Walker AUS Simon Clarke ITA Eros Capecchi 7:13.41 + 2.33 + 4.03 UniSA–Australia Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team Southaustralia.com–AIS 21:41.31 + 5.22 + 12.37 3 AUS Cadel Evans FRA Samuel Dumoulin AUS Gene Bates 363220 GER Daniel Becke AUS Simon Gerrans AUS Allan Davis 181412 AUS William Walker AUS Simon Clarke ITA Eros Capecchi 11:12.18 + 2.33 + 4.03 UniSA–Australia Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team Southaustralia.com–AIS 33:29.50 + 3.42 + 18.01 4 AUS Cadel Evans FRA Samuel Dumoulin AUS Russell Van Hout 363220 AUS Russell Van Hout GER Daniel BeckeAUS Simon Gerrans 181814 AUS William Walker AUS Simon Clarke ITA Eros Capecchi 14:47.53 + 2.33 + 4.03 UniSA–Australia Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team Davitamon Lotto 44:11.09 + 7.40 + 23.18 5 AUS Cadel Evans FRA Samuel Dumoulin ITA Luca Paolini 403832 AUS Allan Davis AUS Russell Van Hout GER Daniel Becke 201818 AUS William Walker AUS Simon Clarke ITA Eros Capecchi 16:37.40 + 2.33 + 4.07 UniSA–Australia Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team Southaustralia.com–AIS 49:40.44 + 7.26 + 23.27 Men's top 10 overall Pos Rider Time 1 AUS Simon Gerrans16:36.54 2 ESP Luis León Sánchez+ 0.07 3 AUS Robbie McEwen+ 0.14 4 AUS William Walker+ 0.46 5 AUS Gene Bates+ 1.48 6 FRA Samuel Dumoulin+ 2.42 7 AUS Russell Van Hout+ 3.00 8 AUS Simon Clarke+ 3.19 9 AUS Chris Jongewaard+ 3.1910 BEL Glenn d'Hollander+ 3.31 Women's stage summary Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3 Points 1 16 January East end Adelaide street race 30 mins + 1 lap AUS Jenny MacPherson AUS Emma Mackie AUS Belinda Goss AUS Jenny MacPherson AUS Emma Mackie AUS Belinda Goss 40 38 36 2 17 January Tanunda Street Circuit 30 mins + 1 lap AUS Belinda Goss AUS Petra Mullens AUS Bridgette Evans AUS Belinda Goss AUS Jenny MacPherson AUS Petra Mullens 767470 3 20 January Snapper Point (Aldinga Beach) Criterium 30 mins + 1 lap AUS Jenny MacPherson AUS Belinda Goss AUS Petra Mullens AUS Jenny MacPherson AUS Belinda Goss AUS Petra Mullens 114 114 106 References Official website Cyclingnews.com Tour Down Under 2006 site 2006 Tour Down Under Category:2006 in sport in Adelaide Category:January 2006 sports events in Australia