2006 Tour de Suisse

2006 Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse.jpg Tour de Suisse 2006, stage 2 2006 UCI ProTour 15 27 10—18 June 2006 9 1468 km 38h 21' 36" Jan Ullrich TMO 2006 GER yellow Koldo Gil Perez SDV 2006 ESP Jörg Jaksche ONC 2006c GER Daniele Bennati LAM 2006 ITA green Michael Albasini LIQ 2006 SUI pink Michael Albasini LIQ 2006 SUI blue ONC 2006c 2005 2007 The 2006 Tour de Suisse was the 70th edition of the Tour de Suisse road cycling stage race, which took place from 10 to 18 June 2006. The race consisted of nine stages, covering a total of 1468 km mi on, starting in Baden and finishing in Bern. 2004 champion Jan Ullrich (THR 2006) overcame a 50-second deficit on the final stage to win the overall title and the yellow jersey, in what became the last race of his career. Koldo Gil and Jörg Jaksche finished second and third, respectively, to complete the podium. In February 2012 Ulrich was found guilty of a doping offence by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In consequence all his results gained since May 2005 were removed from his Palmares, including this one.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9071923/Tour-de-France-winner-Jan-Ullrich-found-guilty-of-doping-by-the-Court-of-Arbitration-for-Sport.html Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich found guilty of doping The Telegraph 15 February 2012 The official website of the race however still states Ullrich as the winner of 2006.http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/de/geschichte/hall_of_fame/ Hall of Fame – Tour de Suisse tourdesuisse.ch 15 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806160601/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/de/geschichte/hall_of_fame/ 2012-08-06 dead Daniele Bennati (LAM 2006) won the points classification as the most consistent finisher. Astana-Würth Cycling Team captured the team classification while Michael Albasini (LIQ 2006) captured the King of the Mountains and the intermediate sprints jerseys. Teams Twenty-one teams of eight riders started the race:https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=startlist Start list Cycling News 14 February 2020 20em margin-right:20%; EUS 2006 CSC 2006 PHO 2006 TMO 2006 MOV 2006 LAM 2006 RAB 2006 ONC 2006b DSC 2006 LOT 2006 QST 2006 GST 2006 GEO 2006 COF 2006 MRM 2006 C.A 2006 LIQ 2006 FDJ 2006 DEN 2006 ALM 2006 LPR 2006 Route +Stage characteristics and winnershttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=stages 70th Tour de Suisse – PT Cycling News 15 February 2020https://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/Switzerland/2006-swiss-tour.html 2006 Tour of Switzerland -Tour de Suisse BikeRaceInfo 15 February 2020 Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 10 June Baden to Baden 154 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Tom Boonen BEL 2 11 June Bremgarten to Einsiedeln 155.6 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Daniele Contrini ITA 3 12 June Einsiedeln to Arlesheim 160 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Nick Nuyens BEL 4 13 June Niederbipp to La Chaux-de-Fonds 161.3 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Ángel Vicioso ESP 5 14 June La Chaux-de-Fonds to Leukerbad 229.5 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Steve Morabito SUI 6 15 June Fiesch to La Punt 212.2 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Koldo Gil ESP 7 16 June St. Moritz to Ascona 233.7 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Óscar Freire ESP 8 17 June Ambrì to Ambrì 166.3 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Alberto Contador ESP 9 18 June Kerzers to Bern 30.7 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Individual time trial Jan Ullrich GER Stages Stage 1 10 June – Baden to Baden, 154 km mi on Stage 1 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse061 Stage 1 – June 10: Baden – Baden, 154 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Tom Boonen BEL QST 2006 3h 51' 14" 2 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 s.t. 3 Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2006 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Tom Boonen BEL QST 2006 3h 51' 04" 2 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 + 4" 3 Michael Albasini SUI LIQ 2006 + 5" Stage 2 11 June – Bremgarten to Einsiedeln, 165 km mi on Stage 2 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse062 Stage 2 – June 11: Bremgarten – Einsiedeln, 155.9 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Daniele Contrini ITA LPR 2006 3h 57' 08" 2 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 + 5' 02" 3 Erik Zabel GER MRM 2006 + 5' 02"General Classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 7h 53' 12" 2 Tom Boonen BEL QST 2006 + 8" 3 Michael Albasini SUI LIQ 2006 + 11" Stage 3 12 June – Einsiedeln to Arlesheim, 160 km mi on Stage 3 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse063 Stage 3 – June 12: Einsiedeln – Arlesheim, 160 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Nick Nuyens BEL QST 2006 4h 36' 52" 2 Linus Gerdemann GER THR 2006 s.t. 3 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Nick Nuyens BEL QST 2006 12h 30' 09" 2 Linus Gerdemann GER THR 2006 + 5" 3 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 + 6" Stage 4 13 June – Niederbipp to La Chaux-de-Fonds, 151 km mi on Stage 4 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse064 Stage 4 – June 13: Niederbipp – La Chaux-de-Fonds, 151 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Ángel Vicioso Arcos ESP ONC 2006c 3h 45' 09" 2 David Herrero Llorente ESP EUS 2006 s.t. 3 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 + 1"General Classification after Stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Nick Nuyens BEL QST 2006 16h 15' 19" 2 Daniele Bennati ITA QST 2006 + 2" 3 Linus Gerdemann GER THR 2006 + 2" Stage 5 14 June – La Chaux-de-Fonds to Leukerbad, 210 km mi on Stage 5 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse065 Stage 5 – June 14: La Chaux-de-Fonds – Leukerbad, 210 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Steve Morabito SUI PHO 2006 5h 37' 47" 2 Jurgen Van Goolen BEL DSC 2006 + 14" 3 Ángel Vicioso Arcos ESP ONC 2006c + 16"General Classification after Stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Ángel Vicioso Arcos ESP ONC 2006c 21h 53' 31" 2 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c + 2" 3 Linus Gerdemann GER THR 2006 + 3" Stage 6 15 June – Fiesch to La Punt, 210 km mi on Stage 6 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse066 Stage 6 – June 15: Fiesch – La Punt, 210 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Koldo Gil Perez ESP GEO 2006 5h 49' 52" 2 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c + 36" 3 Jan Ullrich GER THR 2006 + 40"General Classification after Stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Koldo Gil Perez ESP GEO 2006 27h 43' 21" 2 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c + 34" 3 Jan Ullrich GER THR 2006 + 54" Stage 7 16 June – St. Moritz to Ascona, 233 km mi on Stage 7 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse067 Stage 7 – June 16: St. Moritz – Ascona, 233 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2006 5h 38' 49" 2 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 + 3" 3 Erik Zabel GER MRM 2006 + 3"General Classification after Stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Koldo Gil Perez ESP GEO 2006 33h 22' 21" 2 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c + 30" 3 Jan Ullrich GER THR 2006 + 50" Stage 8 17 June – Ambrì to Ambri, 155 km mi on Stage 8 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse068 Stage 8 – June 17: Ambri – Ambri, 155 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Alberto Contador ESP ONC 2006c 4h 19' 03" 2 David Herrero Llorente ESP EUS 2006 + 34" 3 Cadel Evans AUS OLO 2006 + 34"General Classification after Stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Koldo Gil Perez ESP GEO 2006 37h 42' 01" 2 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c + 30" 3 Jan Ullrich GER THR 2006 + 50" Stage 9 18 June – Kerzers to Bern, 30 km mi on Stage 9 resulthttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/jun06/suisse06?id=results/suisse069 Stage 9 – June 18: Kerzers – Bern ITT, 30.7 km Cycling News 15 February 2020 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Jan Ullrich GER THR 2006 38' 45" 2 Cadel Evans AUS OLO 2006 + 23" 3 Ángel Vicioso ESP ONC 2006c + 31"General Classification after Stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Jan Ullrich GER THR 2006 38h 21' 36" 2 Koldo Gil Perez ESP GEO 2006 + 24" 3 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c + 1' 03" Final standings General classification Rider Team Time 1 Jan Ullrich GER THR 2006 38h 21' 36" 2 Koldo Gil Perez ESP GEO 2006 + 24" 3 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2006c + 1' 03" 4 Ángel Vicioso ESP ONC 2006c + 1' 44" 5 Janez Brajkovič SLO DSC 2006 + 2' 33" 6 Fränk Schleck LUX SAX 2006 + 2' 56" 7 Linus Gerdemann GER THR 2006 + 3' 31" 8 Giampaolo Caruso ITA ONC 2006c + 4' 20" 9 Vladimir Karpets RUS MOV 2006 + 4' 27" 10 Cadel Evans AUS OLO 2006 + 5' 01" Points classification The Points Classification of the Tour de Suisse is for points awarded for most consistently high finisher of the stages (equivalent to the Tour de France's green jersey). The Sprints Classification is for intermediate sprints. Rider Team Points 1 Daniele Bennati ITA LAM 2006 71 2 Ángel Vicioso Arcos ESP ONC 2006c 51 3 Koldo Gil Perez ESP GEO 2006 49 Mountains classification Rider Team Points 1 Michael Albasini SUI LIQ 2006 61 2 Sven Montgomery SUI GST 2006 40 3 Francesco Bellotti ITA C.A 2006 29 Sprint classification The Sprints Classification of the Tour de Suisse is for intermediate sprints. The Points Classification is for points awarded for most consistently high finisher of the stages (equivalent to the Tour de France's green jersey). Rider Team Points 1 Michael Albasini SUI LIQ 2006 21 2 Alberto Contador ESP ONC 2006c 12 3 Alexandre Usov BLR A2R 2006 12 Jersey progress +Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Sprint classification Team classification 1 Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen José Antonio Redondo Michael Albasini MOV 2006 2 Daniele Contrini Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Contrini LPR 2006 3 Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens Michael Albasini Michael Albasini 4 Ángel Vicioso GEO 2006 5 Steve Morabito Ángel Vicioso 6 Koldo Gil Koldo Gil ONC 2006b 7 Óscar Freire 8Alberto Contador 9 Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich FinalJan UllrichDaniele BennatiMichael AlbasiniMichael AlbasiniONC 2006b References 30em External links Tour de Suisse 2006 2006 Tour de Suisse https://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/ Category:2006 UCI ProTour 2006 Tour de Suisse