2006 Tour de France

November 2019 May 2019 2006 Tour de France 2006 UCI ProTour 17 27 Route of the 2006 Tour de France.png 360px Route of the 2006 Tour de France 1–23 July 2006 20 + prologue 3657 km 89h 40' 27" Floyd Landis Óscar Pereiro ESP GCE 2006 yellow Andreas Klöden GER THR 2006 Carlos Sastre ESP SAX 2006 Robbie McEwen AUS SIL 2006 green Michael Rasmussen DEN RAB 2006 polkadot Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2006 white THR 2006 yellow_number David de la Fuente ESP SDV 2006 red_number 2005 2007 The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between the 1st and the 23rd of July. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of Floyd Landis. Due to the United States Anti-Doping Agency announcing on August 24, 2012, that they had disqualified Lance Armstrong, a former teammate of Landis, from all of his results since August 1, 1998, including his seven Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005, this is also the first Tour to have an overall winner since 1998. By terms of margin of victory the 2006 Tour was the 3rd closest of all time. The Tour began with a prologue in Strasbourg, on the French-German border, and ended on Sunday 23 July in Paris. The distance of the course (run counterclockwise around France) was 3657 km mi on. The race was the third fastest in average speed. Along the way, the cyclists passed through six different countries including France, The Netherlands (a stop at Valkenburg in Stage 3), Belgium (at Huy, Stages 3 and 4), Luxembourg (at Esch-sur-Alzette, Stages 2 and 3), Germany (though not stopping there, Stage 1) and Spain (Pla-de-Beret, Stage 11). The presentation of the course was made by the new director of Le Tour, Christian Prudhomme. For the first time since the 1999 edition, there was no team time trial. The event, as with some of the Tours of the late 1990s, was marred by doping scandals. Prior to the tour, numerous riders – including the two favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso – were expelled from the Tour due to their link with the Operación Puerto doping case. After the Tour, the apparent winner, Floyd Landis, was found to have failed a drug test after stage 17; Landis contested the result and demanded arbitration. On 20 September 2007, Landis was found guilty and suspended retroactive to 30 January 2007 and stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title making Óscar Pereiro the title holder.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20889737 https://web.archive.org/web/20071005203439/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20889737 5 October 2007 'I am innocent,' Landis says after losing verdict MSNBC dead 20 September 2007 Landis appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport which upheld the ban. Pereiro was also suspected of having taken a forbidden substance during this Tour after failing a drug test. However, his use of the substance in question, salbutamol, was approved by the UCI for medical reasons.19 January 2007 Pereiro positive for asthma drug https://www.independent.ie/sport/pereiro-positive-for-asthma-drug-26281106.html live 2021-07-09 independent https://web.archive.org/web/20210709215848/https://www.independent.ie/sport/pereiro-positive-for-asthma-drug-26281106.html 9 July 2021 Of the six Americans to complete this Tour, four of them had their results voided. The results of Chris Horner and Christian Vande Velde remain official, although Vande Velde had previous results voided. American Sprinter Fred Rodriguez did not finish the Tour, but his results remain valid. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Tour de France In the most controversial scandal since the 1998 tour, thirteen riders were expelled from the tour on the eve of Strasbourg prologue to the 93rd edition stemming from a Spanish doping scandal. Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso, two favourites to win the race, were among those excluded from the Tour along with podium candidate Francisco Mancebo and Alberto Contador (who would return to win the following year, 2007). Alexander Vinokourov, another race favourite, was not linked to the doping scandal, but was forced to withdraw when the eligible riders on his Astana-Würth Team fell below the minimum starting requirement of six. Because of this and the retirement of then-seven-time consecutive winner Lance Armstrong, this year's Tour started without the top five riders from the 2005 edition. It was also the first Tour since 1999 that did not contain a past champion. All 21 teams were composed of nine cyclists, so 189 riders commenced the 2006 Tour de France.Tour de France 2006 – Riders list http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/RIDERS/us/partants.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20060825144159/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/RIDERS/us/partants.html 25 August 2006 dead dmy-all The teams entering the race were:Tour de France 2006 – Teams http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/r1_equipes.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20071006210516/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/r1_equipes.html 6 October 2007 dead dmy-all 20em A2R 2006 AGR 2006 BTL 2006 CEI 2006 COF 2006 C.A 2006 CSC 2006 DVL 2006 DSC 2006 EUS 2006 FDJ 2006 GST 2006 LAM 2006 LIQ 2006 MRM 2006 PHO 2006 QSI 2006 RAB 2006 SDV 2006 TMO 2006 Pre-race favourites After the retirement of then seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, the main contenders for the overall win were expected to be Ivan Basso from SAX 2006, the 2005 runner-up; and Jan Ullrich from THR 2006, the third man on the podium in 2005, winner in 1997, and the only previous winner still racing. However, both Ullrich and Basso were suspended by their teams on 30 June after UCI told T-Mobile and Team CSC that the riders were involved in the anti-doping investigation in Spain.Ullrich and Basso out of Le Tour, from BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2006. The 2006 Tour also saw the return of former yellow jersey holder and three-time stage winner David Millar (FUJ 2006) after serving a two-year ban for admissions of the use of the drug EPO, which was discovered in a police search of his house before the 2004 Tour de France, in June 2004. Francisco Mancebo of the French team ALM 2006, who finished fourth in 2005 and sixth in 2004, was also suspended by his team due to the Puerto investigation, and subsequently it was reported by the press that he announced his retirement. Mancebo denied this, claiming that he decided to change his focus.Mancebo Nonplussed By Revised 2005 Tour de France Result Cycling News Clara Cureton 22 February 2012 https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mancebo-nonplussed-by-revised-2005-tour-de-france-result/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20120225003906/http://www.cyclingnews.com:80/news/mancebo-nonplussed-by-revised-2005-tour-de-france-result 25 February 2012 He would return to ride for Team Relax–GAM the following year and while he continued riding for more than another decade; with his change in focus he never entered another grand tour. Alexander Vinokourov would have been the only returning rider with a top-five finish from last year's race. However, his team, ONC 2006c, was forced to pull out of the race because they would not be able to start with the minimum of six riders. As a result of the drug scandal, many believed Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Épargne), or the Americans Floyd Landis (Phonak), Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), or Australian Cadel Evans (Davitamon–Lotto) would probably win the race.2006 http://www.velonews.com/tour2006/news/articles/10182.0.html Bookies react quickly to Tour scandal velonews 30 June 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061017094511/http://velonews.com/tour2006/news/articles/10182.0.html 17 October 2006 dead dmy-all Route and stages The highest point of elevation in the race was 2642 m ft on at the summit of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 16.93rd Tour de France – The mountains http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/?id=launch 23 December 2019 Cyclingnews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190813131210/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/?id=launch 13 August 2019 live + Stage characteristics and winnersTour de France 2006 – List of stages http://www.letour.fr:80/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/r2_etapes_liste.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20061126180805/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/r2_etapes_liste.html 26 November 2006 dead dmy-all93ème Tour de France 2006 93rd Tour de France 2006 http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf2006.php Mémoire du cyclisme 6 April 2020 fr 9 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123837/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf2006.php deadThe history of the Tour de France – Year 2006 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2006/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 3 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403012412/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2006/vainqueurs.html dead Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 1 JulyStrasbourg 7.1 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Thor Hushovd NOR 1 2 JulyStrasbourg 184.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Jimmy Casper FRA 2 3 JulyObernai to Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) 228.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Robbie McEwen AUS 3 4 JulyEsch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) to Valkenburg (Netherlands) 216.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Matthias Kessler GER 4 5 JulyHuy (Belgium) to Saint-Quentin 207.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Robbie McEwen AUS 5 6 JulyBeauvais to Caen 225.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Óscar Freire ESP 6 7 JulyLisieux to Vitré 189.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Robbie McEwen AUS 7 8 JulySaint Grégoire to Rennes 52.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Serhiy Honchar UKR 8 9 JulySaint-Méen-le-Grand to Lorient 181.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Sylvain Calzati FRA 10 July Bordeaux Rest day 9 11 JulyBordeaux to Dax 169.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Óscar Freire ESP 10 12 JulyCambo-les-Bains to Pau 190.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Juan Miguel Mercado ESP 11 13 JulyTarbes to Val d'Aran/Pla-de-Beret (Spain) 206.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Denis Menchov RUS 12 14 JulyLuchon to Carcassonne 211.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Yaroslav Popovych UKR 13 15 JulyBéziers to Montélimar 230.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Jens Voigt GER 14 16 JulyMontélimar to Gap 180.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Pierrick Fédrigo FRA 17 July Gap Rest day 15 18 JulyGap to Alpe d'Huez 187.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Fränk Schleck LUX 16 19 JulyLe Bourg-d'Oisans to La Toussuire 182.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Michael Rasmussen DEN 17 20 JulySaint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Morzine 200.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Carlos Sastre ESP 18 21 JulyMorzine to Mâcon 197.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Matteo Tosatto ITA 19 22 JulyLe Creusot to Montceau-les-Mines 57.0 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Serhiy Honchar UKR 20 23 JulyAntony/Parc de Sceaux to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 154.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Thor Hushovd NOR Total 3657 km 0 onAugendre 2016 110 Race overview 2006 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11 2006 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 20 thumb|Riders from Phonak during stage two Due to the developing doping case known as Operacion Puerto several top tier riders were denied entry to the 2006 Tour including Jan Ullrich, Joseba Beloki, Alberto Contador, Ivan Basso and indirectly, as his team did not have enough eligible riders, Alexander Vinokourov. The Prologue was won by Thor Hushovd and over the first few flat stages Robbie McEwen claimed three stage victories, but did not take the overall lead at any point as by Stage 3 another sprinter, Tom Boonen, had claimed the Yellow Jersey, which he held until the ITT in Stage 7. The ITT was won handily by Serhiy Gonchar who claimed the maillot jaune with Floyd Landis finishing in 2nd in the Stage, as well as moving up the standings into 2nd place in the overall. After the ITT Team T-Mobile had four riders in the top 6 overall including Honchar and Andreas Klöden. The top of the GC remained more or less static until Stage 10 when a pair of riders escaped early in the day and stayed away to the finish with Juan Miguel Mercado winning the stage and moving into 2nd place overall and Cyril Dessel finishing the stage 2nd with the same time as Mercado, but taking over the Yellow Jersey as the new race leader. Stage 11 was a brutal mountain stage with five highly categorised climbs. It was won by Dennis Menchov with Levi Leipheimer and Floyd Landis staying with him to the finish line. Landis took over the Yellow Jersey as the new race leader :08 ahead of Dessel. Cadel Evans and Carlos Sastre finished 4th and 5th in the stage and at the same time moved into 4th and 5th in the overall standings. Stage 12 was an intermediate stage won by Yaroslav Popovych who jumped from outside the top 20 to tenth place overall. The top GC Contenders wouldn't change places until Stage 13 when Jens Voigt and Óscar Pereiro outlasted Manuel Quinziato and Sylvain Chavanel in a four-man breakaway that finished about 30 minutes ahead of the Peloton. Pereiro jumped everyone to take the overall lead by about 1:30 over Landis and Dessel and around 2:30 ahead of Menchov and Evans with Sastre over 3:00 back. The situation remained the same after Stage 14, but in Stage 15 from Col d'Izoard to Alpe d'Huez the race blew apart with Fränk Schleck winning the stage and among the GC riders Landis and Kloden winning considerable time on everyone but one another. Landis was back in Yellow by a thread of :10 with the 3rd through 7th place riders of Dessel, Menchov, Sastre, Kloden and Evans each within only three minutes of Landis and Pereiro. Stage 16 was won by Michael Rasmussen as Pereiro took over the race lead with Sastre jumping up to 2nd, Kloden taking over 3rd and Landis coming entirely unhinged and dropping outside the top 10. In Stage 17 however, Landis made the potentially catastrophic decision to attack off the front of the Peloton entirely on his own over 100 km from the finish in pursuit of the morning Breakaway bunch. Before long he caught the escapees, rode with the break for a while, then attacked off the front with only Patrice Halgand and Patrik Sinkewitz able to stay with him for any length of time, though without doing any work being as Halgand was nearly cooked, and Sinkewitz was teammates with two riders placed higher than Landis in Kloden and Michael Rogers. Landis won the stage with Sastre finishing nearly six minutes back and Pereiro finishing over seven minutes back barely hanging onto the maillot jaune by :30 over Floyd Landis and :12 over Carlos Sastre. At this point in the Tour, Kloden, Evans, Menchov and Dessel were all within 5:00 of the Yellow Jersey; not since the 1987 Tour de France had even five riders been within 5:00 of the overall lead this late in the race. Stage 18 there were no serious (Cat-1 or HC) climbs and Matteo Tosatto won the Sprint with no change in the overall situation. The Stage 19 ITT would decide the race and Gonchar would win his second stage of the Tour putting in the fastest ride of the day. Floyd Landis won the 2006 TDF by defeating all of the other GC Contenders except for Kloden taking the Yellow Jersey back for the 3rd and final time. Pereiro finished 2nd overall at 0:59 back, Kloden rounded out the podium at plus 1:29, Sastre was 4th over three minutes behind and Cadel Evans finished 5th just over 5:00 slower than Landis.Tan Anthony Floyd Landis: Cycling's new American hero http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/?id=results/tour0620 17 February 2019 Cyclingnews.com 23 July 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20180607134204/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/?id=results%2Ftour0620 7 June 2018 livehttp://www.bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf2006.html 2006 Tour de France by BikeRaceInfo 16 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180616053735/http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf2006.html 16 June 2018 live Doping Floyd Landis doping case This was the first TDF since the first retirement of Lance Armstrong and to the majority of American fans doping by contending riders was thought of as a rare occurrence that just didn't happen even though in reality many GC Contenders, Sprinters and Domestiques of the Armstrong Era, as well as previous eras admitted to doping or were implicated in some form of doping incident. Landis would be stripped of his only Tour de France victory soon after winning it following a confirmed failed drug test after Stage 17 and Óscar Pereiro would be declared the winner. 2006 Tour de France winner Óscar Pereiro was a highly skilled athlete who finished 10th, 1st, 10th and 10th in the four TDF's that he finished and even scored a goal apiece in the two professional soccer games he played in. He initially failed a drug test in this Tour de France as well, but was cleared after providing sufficient medical evidence that he had a legitimate medical reason for taking the substance he failed for. Despite Landis having this entire TDF vacated for doping, among some modern riders and fans when a GC rider attacks and finishes a seemingly impossible solo breakaway, as Chris Froome did in Stage 19 of the 2018 Giro, it is referred to as "Doing a Landis".http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bennett-defends-his-froome-did-a-landis-comments/ Bennett defends his 'Froome did a Landis' comments Cyclingnews.com 26 May 2018 16 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612182915/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bennett-defends-his-froome-did-a-landis-comments/ 12 June 2018 live This was initially the closest three-way finish in the race's history to date. Floyd's final time was 89h 39'30". While Landis was a leading favourite even before the Spanish doping scandal came to light,http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200607/tour-de-france-2006-floyd-landis-1.html Tour de France 2006: Floyd Landis Outside Online 18 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110611034938/http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200607/tour-de-france-2006-floyd-landis-1.html 11 June 2011 dead in an epic eight-minute loss of performance in Stage 16, it appeared he had lost all hope to finish on the podium, much less win. But the following day, during Stage 17, Landis set a very high pace on the first climb of the day that no other rider could match. He then caught a breakaway group that had escaped earlier, passed them, and continued to the finish line solo, making up almost all of his deficit, ending up 30 seconds behind yellow jersey wearer Óscar Pereiro, which he made up with an extra minute in the final Stage 19 time trial. A urine sample taken from Landis immediately after his Stage 17 win has twice tested positive for banned synthetic testosterone as well as a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone nearly three times the limit allowed by World Anti-Doping Agency rules.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/05/sports/05cnd-landis.ready.html Backup Sample on Landis Is Positive The New York Times 5 August 2006 5 October 2009 Juliet Macur https://web.archive.org/web/20120506012542/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/05/sports/05cnd-landis.ready.html 6 May 2012 live Landis indicated that he would appeal the test results with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN2424870720080325 Landis appeal hearing ends, decision expected in June 24 March 2008 Larry Fine 2 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20080723230857/http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN2424870720080325 23 July 2008 live On 20 September 2007, Landis' doping accusation was upheld by an arbitration panel deciding between him and USADA and will be banned for two years. In response to this, the UCI formally stripped him of his 2006 Tour de France title. Second place finisher Óscar Pereiro was officially declared the winner.http://www.vlelonews.com/news/fea/13354.0.html Backup Sample on Landis Is Positive Velonews 20 September 2007February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The only previous Tour de France winner to be disqualified was 1904 Tour de France winner Maurice Garin. Not long after getting surgery for his hip, while still on crutches, Landis briefly participated in a 2008 documentary film about steroids and performance-enhancing drugs titled Bigger, Stronger, Faster*. During his brief interview he showed the homemade altitude chamber he slept in, which by the time of the documentary was kept on the ground outside his garage. He stated that he slept at an altitude of 13,000 feet, felt proud of what he accomplished in the 2006 Tour and at that time, still considered himself the winner. Classification leadership and minor prizes thumb|upright|Óscar Pereiro's yellow jersey of the 2006 Tour There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2006 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.Race regulations 2006 15 There time bonuses given at the end of each mass start stage.Race regulations 2006 17 If a crash had happened within the final 3 km 1 on of a stage, not including time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.Race regulations 2006 10 The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour.Race regulations 2006 15 The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.Race regulations 2006 5–6 The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing in the highest positions in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints during the stage. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type.Race regulations 2006 15–16 The leader was identified by a green jersey.Race regulations 2006 5–6 The third classification was the mountains classification. Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second- or first-category and hors catégorie, with the more difficult climbs rated lower.Race regulations 2006 16 The leader wore a white jersey with red polka dots.Race regulations 2006 5–6 The final individual classification was the young rider classification. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1981.Race regulations 2006 16 The leader wore a white jersey.Race regulations 2006 5–6 The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie.Race regulations 2006 16–17 The riders in the team that lead this classification were for the first time identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys.Race regulations 2006 5–6 In addition, there was a combativity award given after each mass start stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who has demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship".Race regulations 2006 17 The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.Race regulations 2006 5–6 At the conclusion of the Tour, David de la Fuente (SDV 2006 yes) was given the overall super-combativity award.Tour de France 2006 – Overall combativity standing http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/ICG.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20071006031715/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/ICG.html 6 October 2007 dead dmy-all There were also two special awards each with a prize of €5000, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, given in honour of Tour founder and first race director Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 16, and the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, given in honour of the second director Jacques Goddet to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Tourmalet on stage 11.Race regulations 2006 25 Michael Rasmussen won the Henri Desgrange and de la Fuente won the Jacques Goddet.Maloney Tim Jones Jeff "No Gifts": Armstrong sprints to third consecutive stage win http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=results/stage17 2 March 2019 Cyclingnews.com 22 July 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302161732/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=results%2Fstage17 2 March 2019 liveTan Anthony Kroner Hedwig An orange fiesta of the third kind http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/?id=results/tour0611 4 March 2019 Cyclingnews.com 13 July 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20180807195812/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/tour06/?id=results%2Ftour0611 2018-08-07 live +Classification leadership by stageTour de France 2006 – Leaders overview https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2006/gc/stages/leaders-overview ProCyclingStats 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190216221833/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2006/gc/stages/leaders-overview 16 February 2019 livevan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 2006 Information about the Tour de France from 2006 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302052727/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2006 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=Yellow jersey Points classification25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polkadot jersey Young rider classification25px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=White jersey Team classification25px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=Jersey with yellow number Combativity award25px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=Jersey with red number P Thor HushovdThor HushovdThor Hushovd no awardJoost PosthumaDSC 2006 no award 1 Jimmy CasperGeorge HincapieJimmy CasperFabian WegmannBenoît VaugrenardWalter Bénéteau 2 Robbie McEwenThor HushovdRobbie McEwenDavid de la FuenteDavid de la Fuente 3 Matthias KesslerTom BoonenTom BoonenJérôme PineauMarkus FothenJosé Luis Arrieta 4 Robbie McEwenRobbie McEwenEgoi Martínez 5 Óscar FreireSamuel Dumoulin 6 Robbie McEwenBenoît VaugrenardAnthony Geslin 7 Serhiy HoncharSerhiy HoncharMarkus FothenTHR 2006no award 8 Sylvain CalzatiSylvain Calzati 9 Óscar FreireChristian Knees 10 Juan Miguel MercadoCyril DesselCyril DesselALM 2006Juan Miguel Mercado 11 Denis MenchovFloyd Landis Cyril DesselDavid de la FuenteTHR 2006David de la Fuente 12 Yaroslav PopovychDaniele Bennati 13 Jens VoigtÓscar PereiroSAX 2006Jens Voigt 14 Pierrick FédrigoSalvatore Commesso 15 Fränk SchleckFloyd Landis Óscar PereiroStefano Garzelli 16 Michael RasmussenÓscar PereiroMichael RasmussenMichael Rasmussen 17 Floyd Landis Carlos SastreDamiano CunegoTHR 2006Floyd Landis 18 Matteo TosattoLevi Leipheimer 19 Serhiy HoncharFloyd Landis Óscar Pereirono award 20 Thor HushovdAitor Hernández FinalFloyd LandisÓscar PereiroRobbie McEwen white Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen (cyclist)Damiano CunegoTHR 2006 white David de la Fuente yes In stage 1, George Hincapie wore the green jersey. In stage 4, Daniele Bennati wore the green jersey. In stage 11, Juan Miguel Mercado wore the polka-dot jersey Stage 17 was originally won by Floyd Landis, who also wore the yellow jersey on the 19th and 20th stage. After the court's decisionhttp://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/arbitration_rulings/landis%20final%20%2820-09-07%29%20%283%29.pdf United States Anti-Doping Agency vs Floyd Landis The violation of the UCI Rules having occurred as a result of an In-Competition test will result under UCI Articles 256 and 257.2 in the automatic disqualification of the Athlete's results in the 2006 Tour de France and forfeiture of any medals, points or prizes. 20 September 2007 30 December 2010 UNITED STATES ANTI-DOPING AGENCY https://web.archive.org/web/20110726001553/http://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/arbitration_rulings/Landis%20Final%20(20-09-07)%20(3).pdf 26 July 2011 dead dmy-all to forfeit all his results in the 2006 Tour de France, Carlos Sastre became the winner of the 17th stage, and Cyril Dessel and Óscar Pereiro should be considered having led the general classification as shown in the table. Final standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Denotes the winner of the general classificationRace regulations 2006 5–6 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Denotes the winner of the points classificationRace regulations 2006 5–6 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Denotes the winner of the mountains classificationRace regulations 2006 5–6 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Denotes the winner of the young rider classificationRace regulations 2006 5–6 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Denotes the winner of the team classificationRace regulations 2006 5–6 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. Denotes the winner of the super-combativity awardRace regulations 2006 5–6 General classification + Final general classification (1–10)Tour de France 2006 – Overall standing by time (definitive) http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/ITG.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20071006032045/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/ITG.html 6 October 2007 dead dmy-all Rank Rider Team Time DSQ Floyd Landis USA PHO 2006 89h 39' 30" 1 Óscar Pereiro ESP 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. CEI 2006 89h 40' 27" 2 Andreas Klöden GER 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. TMO 2006 + 0' 32" 3 Carlos Sastre ESP CSC 2006 + 2' 16" 4 Cadel Evans AUS DVL 2006 + 4' 11" 5 Denis Menchov RUS RAB 2006 + 6' 09" 6 Cyril Dessel FRA A2R 2006 + 7' 44" 7 Christophe Moreau FRA A2R 2006 + 8' 40" 8 Haimar Zubeldia ESP EUS 2006 + 11' 08" 9 Michael Rogers AUS 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. TMO 2006 + 14' 10" 10 Fränk Schleck LUX CSC 2006 + 16' 49" Final general classification (11–138) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Damiano Cunego ITA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. LAM 2006 + 18' 22" DSQ Levi Leipheimer USA GST 2006 +18' 25" DSQMichael Boogerd|NED}} RAB 2006 + 18' 49" 13 Markus Fothen GER GST 2006 + 19' 00" 14 Pietro Caucchioli ITA C.A 2006 + 20' 15" 15 Tadej Valjavec SLO LAM 2006 + 25' 28" 16 Michael Rasmussen DEN 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. RAB 2006 + 27' 36" 17 José Azevedo POR DSC 2006 + 37' 11" 18 Marzio Bruseghin ITA LAM 2006 + 42' 08" 19 David Arroyo ESP CEI 2006 + 43' 03" 20 Francisco Javier Vila ESP LAM 2006 + 43' 31" 21 Patrik Sinkewitz GER 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. TMO 2006 + 48' 04" 22 Christian Vande Velde USA CSC 2006 + 49' 22" 23 Yaroslav Popovych UKR DSC 2006 + 51' 05" 24 Giuseppe Guerini ITA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. TMO 2006 + 57' 02" 25 Eddy Mazzoleni ITA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. TMO 2006 + 1h 01' 43" 26 José Luis Arrieta ESP A2R 2006 + 1h 02' 03" 27 Pierrick Fédrigo FRA BTL 2006 + 1h 04' 30" 28 Vladimir Karpets RUS CEI 2006 + 1h 06' 21" 29 Axel Merckx BEL PHO 2006 + 1h 08' 31" DSQ George Hincapie USA DSC 2006 +1h 10' 17" 30 Xabier Zandio ESP CEI 2006 + 1h 15' 50" 31 Sylvain Calzati FRA A2R 2006 + 1h 19' 29" 32 Iker Camaño ESP EUS 2006 + 1h 20' 37" 33 Mikel Astarloza ESP A2R 2006 + 1h 23' 29" 34 Stéphane Goubert FRA A2R 2006 + 1h 27' 36" 35 Laurent Lefèvre FRA BTL 2006 + 1h 29' 27" 36 Benoit Salmon FRA AGR 2006 + 1h 29' 58" 37 Christophe Brandt BEL DVL 2006 + 1h 33' 27" 38 Christophe Rinero FRA SDV 2006 + 1h 34' 02" 39 Egoi Martínez ESP DSC 2006 + 1h 34' 15" 40 Iván Ramiro Parra COL COF 2006 + 1h 36' 12" 41 Cristian Moreni ITA COF 2006 + 1h 37' 10" 42 Sylvain Chavanel FRA COF 2006 + 1h 39' 08" 43 Ruben Lobato ESP SDV 2006 + 1h 39' 55" 44 Georg Totschnig AUT GST 2006 + 1h 41' 58" 45 Patrice Halgand FRA C.A 2006 + 1h 42' 06" 46 Alexander Bocharov RUS C.A 2006 + 1h 43' 49" 47 Iñigo Landaluze ESP EUS 2006 + 1h 47' 25" 48 Matthieu Sprick FRA BTL 2006 + 1h 47' 34" 49 Serhiy Honchar UKR 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. TMO 2006 + 1h 48' 25" 50 Jens Voigt GER CSC 2006 + 1h 49' 44" 51 Matthias Kessler GER 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. TMO 2006 + 1h 51' 06" 52 Stefano Garzelli ITA LIQ 2006 + 1h 52' 58" 53 David de la Fuente ESP 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. SDV 2006 + 1h 54' 22" 54 Salvatore Commesso ITA LAM 2006 + 1h 55' 58" 55 David Moncoutié FRA COF 2006 + 2h 02' 13" 56 David Millar GBR SDV 2006 + 2h 03' 13" 57 Gilberto Simoni ITA SDV 2006 + 2h 06' 21" 58 Moisés Dueñas ESP AGR 2006 + 2h 07' 02" 59 Koos Moerenhout NED PHO 2006 + 2h 08' 06" 60 Thomas Lövkvist SWE FDJ 2006 + 2h 11' 16" 61 Chris Horner USA DVL 2006 + 2h 11' 28" 62 Pavel Padrnos CZE DSC 2006 + 2h 15' 48" 63 Sebastian Lang GER GST 2006 + 2h 24' 18" 64 Alessandro Ballan ITA LAM 2006 + 2h 25' 37" 65 Fabian Wegmann GER GST 2006 + 2h 26' 20" 67 Sandy Casar FRA FDJ 2006 + 2h 27' 37" 68 Paolo Tiralongo ITA LAM 2006 + 2h 31' 11" 69 Iñaki Isasi ESP EUS 2006 + 2h 31' 39" 70 Juan Manuel Gárate ESP QSI 2006 + 2h 31' 50" 71 Didier Rous FRA BTL 2006 + 2h 31' 57" DSQ David Zabriskie USA CSC 2006 +2h 32' 49" 72 Gorka Verdugo ESP EUS 2006 + 2h 32' 55" 73 Christophe Le Mével FRA C.A 2006 + 2h 33' 27" 74 Carlos Da Cruz FRA FDJ 2006 + 2h 39' 04" 75 Francisco José Ventoso ESP SDV 2006 + 2h 40' 25" 76 Simon Gerrans AUS A2R 2006 + 2h 45' 36" 77 Manuel Quinziato ITA LIQ 2006 + 2h 46' 36" 78 Björn Schröder GER MRM 2006 + 2h 46' 51" 79 Juan Antonio Flecha ESP RAB 2006 + 2h 48' 56" 80 Jérôme Pineau FRA BTL 2006 + 2h 50' 25" 81 Viatcheslav Ekimov RUS DSC 2006 + 2h 50' 36" 82 Joost Posthuma NED RAB 2006 + 2h 51' 03" 83 Erik Zabel GER MRM 2006 + 2h 51' 16" 84 Benoît Vaugrenard FRA FDJ 2006 + 2h 51' 34" 85 Anthony Geslin FRA BTL 2006 + 2h 51' 34" 86 Thomas Voeckler FRA BTL 2006 + 2h 52' 00" 87 Manuel Calvente ESP AGR 2006 + 2h 52' 30" 88 Stuart O'Grady AUS CSC 2006 + 2h 54' 28" 89 José-Luis Rubiera ESP DSC 2006 + 2h 54' 47" 90 Pieter Weening NED RAB 2006 + 2h 55' 06" 91 Bram Tankink NED QSI 2006 + 2h 56' 05" 92 Cédric Vasseur FRA QSI 2006 + 2h 57' 58" 93 Ronny Scholz GER GST 2006 + 2h 59' 51" 94 Alexandre Moos SUI PHO 2006 + 3h 00' 37" 95 Riccardo Riccò ITA SDV 2006 + 3h 00' 40" 96 Marco Velo ITA MRM 2006 + 3h 01' 12" 97 Nicolas Portal FRA CEI 2006 + 3h 01' 23" 98 Luca Paolini ITA LIQ 2006 + 3h 03' 21" 99 Ralf Grabsch GER MRM 2006 + 3h 03' 24" 100 Nicolas Jalabert FRA PHO 2006 + 3h 04' 08" 101 Christian Knees GER MRM 2006 + 3h 05' 01" 102 Gustav Larsson SWE FDJ 2006 + 3h 05' 17" 103 Mario Aerts BEL DVL 2006 + 3h 05' 29" 104 Bert Grabsch GER PHO 2006 + 3h 07' 26" 105 Bernhard Eisel AUT FDJ 2006 + 3h 08' 02" 106 Daniele Righi ITA LAM 2006 + 3h 11' 54" 107 Philippe Gilbert BEL FDJ 2006 + 3h 12' 06" 108 Walter Bénéteau FRA BTL 2006 + 3h 14' 44" 109 Johan Vansummeren BEL DVL 2006 + 3h 17' 47" 110 Sébastien Hinault FRA C.A 2006 + 3h 18' 18" 111 Anthony Charteau FRA C.A 2006 + 3h 19' 32" 112 José Vicente Garcia ESP CEI 2006 + 3h 19' 35" 113 Robbie McEwen AUS 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. DVL 2006 + 3h 20' 04" 114 Eduardo Gonzalo ESP AGR 2006 + 3h 20' 30" 115 Michael Albasini SUI LIQ 2006 + 3h 20' 37" 116 Matej Mugerli SLO LIQ 2006 + 3h 20' 51" 117 Samuel Dumoulin FRA A2R 2006 + 3h 21' 18" 118 Thor Hushovd NOR C.A 2006 + 3h 22' 55" 119 Víctor Hugo Peña COL PHO 2006 + 3h 23' 39" 120 Stéphane Augé FRA COF 2006 + 3h 24' 22" 121 Bradley Wiggins GBR COF 2006 + 3h 24' 35" 122 Matteo Tosatto ITA QSI 2006 + 3h 24' 57" 123 Christophe Laurent FRA AGR 2006 + 3h 25' 26" 124 Unai Etxebarria VEN EUS 2006 + 3h 29' 15" 125 Julian Dean NZL C.A 2006 + 3h 29' 36" 126 Patrick Calcagni SUI LIQ 2006 + 3h 32' 31" 127 Arnaud Coyot FRA COF 2006 + 3h 34' 37" 128 Christophe Mengin FRA FDJ 2006 + 3h 34' 55" 129 Kjell Carlström FIN LIQ 2006 + 3h 34' 56" 130 Filippo Pozzato ITA QSI 2006 + 3h 36' 09" 131 Cédric Coutouly FRA AGR 2006 + 3h 38' 03" 132 Peter Wrolich AUT GST 2006 + 3h 38' 23" 133 Aitor Hernández ESP EUS 2006 + 3h 49' 19" 134 Gert Steegmans BEL DVL 2006 + 3h 58' 19" 135 Jimmy Casper FRA COF 2006 + 3h 59' 08" 136 Wim Vansevenant BEL DVL 2006 + 4h 01' 04" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10)Tour de France 2006 – Overall points standing http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/IPG.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20071003090901/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/IPG.html 3 October 2007 dead dmy-all Rank Rider Team Points 1Robbie McEwen AUS 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey.SIL 2006 288 2Erik Zabel GERMRM 2006 199 3Thor Hushovd NORC.A 2006 195 4Bernhard Eisel AUTFDJ 2006 176 5Luca Paolini ITALIQ 2006 174 6Iñaki Isasi ESPEUS 2006 130 7Francisco Ventoso ESPFUJ 2006 128 8Cristian Moreni ITACOF 2006 116 9Jimmy Casper FRACOF 2006 98 10Óscar Pereiro ESP 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.GCE 2006 88 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10)Tour de France 2006 – Overall climber standing http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/IMG.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20071003090636/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/IMG.html 3 October 2007 dead dmy-all Rank Rider Team Points 1Michael Rasmussen DEN 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots.RAB 2006 166 2David de la Fuente ESP 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib.FUJ 2006 113 3Carlos Sastre ESPSAX 2006 99 4Fränk Schleck LUXSAX 2006 96 DSQMichael Boogerd NEDRAB 2006 93 6Damiano Cunego ITA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey.LAM 2006 80 7Cyril Dessel FRAALM 2006 72 DSQLevi Leipheimer USATeam Gerolsteiner 66 9Andreas Klöden GERTHR 2006 64 10Óscar Pereiro ESP 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.GCE 2006 63 Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10)Tour de France 2006 – Overall youth standing http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/IJG.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20071002224820/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/IJG.html 2 October 2007 dead dmy-all Rank Rider Team Time 1Damiano Cunego ITA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey.LAM 2006 89h 58' 49" 2Markus Fothen GERTeam Gerolsteiner + 38" 3Matthieu Sprick FRABBO 2006 + 1h 29' 12" 4David de la Fuente ESP 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib.FUJ 2006 + 1h 36' 00" 5Moisés Dueñas ESPAgritubel + 1h 48' 40" 6Thomas Lövkvist SWEFDJ 2006 + 1h 52' 54" 7Francisco Ventoso ESPFUJ 2006 + 2h 22' 03" 8Joost Posthuma NEDRAB 2006 + 2h 32' 41" 9Benoît Vaugrenard FRAFDJ 2006 + 2h 33' 12" 10Pieter Weening NEDRAB 2006 + 2h 36' 44" Team classification + Final team classification (1–10)Tour de France 2006 – Overall team standing http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/ETG.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20071006210729/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/ETG.html 6 October 2007 dead dmy-all Rank Team Time 1THR 2006 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. 269h 08' 46" 2 SAX 2006 + 17' 04" 3 RAB 2006+ 23' 26" 4 ALM 2006+ 33' 19" 5 GCE 2006 + 56' 53" 6 LAM 2006 + 57' 37" 7 Team Gerolsteiner + 1h 45' 25" 8 DSC 2006 + 2h 19' 17" 9 EUS 2006 + 2h 26' 38" 10 Phonak Hearing Systems + 2h 49' 06"* See also List of doping cases in cycling References 30em Bibliography Jacques Augendre Jacques Augendre http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf Guide historique Historical guide 2016 fr 27 October 2016 Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf 17 August 2016 live Race regulations http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/docs/reglement_2006_us.pdf Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20060705025939/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/docs/reglement_2006_us.pdf 5 July 2006 dead 27 October 2016 2006 Race regulations 2006 Further reading Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 228–229 9780007543991 872700415 Landis Floyd Floyd Landis Mooney Loren Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France https://archive.org/details/positivelyfalser0000land registration 2007 Simon & Schuster New York City 978-1-4169-5023-3 Wilcockson John John Wilcockson The 2006 Tour de France: Triumph and Turmoil for Floyd Landis https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781931382915 registration 2006 VeloPress Boulder, Colorado 978-1-931382-91-5 External links 2006 Tour de France https://web.archive.org/web/20060805093909/http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/index.html 5 August 2006 Official website 2006 Tour de France at Cyclingnews.com 2006 Tour de France P 11 12 20 Category:Tour de France by year Tour de France Tour de France