2006 Eneco Tour

2006 Eneco Tour 2006 UCI ProTour 20 27 2005 2007 16 to 23 August 2006 7 1176.6 km 27h 20' 55" Stefan Schumacher GER GST 2006 George Hincapie USA DSC 2006 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2006 The 2006 Eneco Tour road cycling race took place from 16 to 23 August, two weeks later in the season than the year before. The second edition of the Eneco Tour covered parts of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. As in 2005, 23 teams took part in the race. Next to the 20 UCI ProTour teams, TSV 2006, SKS 2006 and COS 2006 received wild card entries. The race itself was very close, as both the prologue (6 km) and timetrial (16 km) were quite short which led to small time differences. A dramatic conclusion on the last day rendered Stefan Schumacher the victory over George Hincapie, with just one second of advantage. Other riders who stood out during this race were the Belgians Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert, who both won in their home region. Other wins came from Manuel Quinziato and David Kopp. Schedule StageRouteDistanceDateWinner PDen Helder Netherlands– Den Helder Netherlands6.1 km Wednesday 16 AugustStefan Schumacher GER 1Wieringerwerf Netherlands– Hoogeveen Netherlands176.9 km Thursday 17 AugustTom Boonen BEL 2's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands– Sittard-Geleen Netherlands194.6 km Friday 18 AugustManuel Quinziato ITA 3Beek Netherlands– Westmalle Belgium185 km Saturday 19 AugustTom Boonen BEL 4 (ITT)Landgraaf Netherlands– Landgraaf Netherlands16.1 km Sunday 20 AugustGeorge Hincapie USA 5Hasselt Belgium– Balen Belgium181.7 km Monday 21 AugustTom Boonen BEL 6Bornem Belgium– Sint-Truiden Belgium211.7 km Tuesday 22 AugustDavid Kopp GER 7Ans Belgium– Ans Belgium199.7 km Wednesday 23 AugustPhilippe Gilbert BEL Stages 16-08-2006: Den Helder, 6.1 km. (ITT) Prologue Result CyclistTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 7' 00"2George Hincapie USADSC 2006 1"3Joost Posthuma NEDRAB 2006 1"General classification after Prologue CyclistTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 7' 00"2George Hincapie USADSC 2006 1"3Joost Posthuma NEDRAB 1" 17-08-2006: Wieringerwerf-Hoogeveen, 176.9 km. Stage 1 Result CyclistTeamTime1Tom Boonen BELQST 2006 4h 12' 52"2Simone Cadamuro ITAMRM 2006 s.t.3Enrico Gasparotto ITALIQ 2006 s.t.General classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime1Tom Boonen BELQST 2006 4h 19' 47"2Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 4"3George Hincapie USADSC 2006 7" 18-08-2006: 's-Hertogenbosch-Sittard Geleen, 194.6 km. Stage 2 Result CyclistTeamTime1Manuel Quinziato ITALIQ 2006 4h 46' 43"2Simone Cadamuro ITAMRM 2006 4"3Wouter Weylandt BELQST 2006 4"General classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime1Tom Boonen BELQST 2006 9h 06' 34"2Manuel Quinziato ITALIQ 2006 1"3Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 3" 19-08-2006: Beek-Westmalle, 185 km. Stage 3 Result CyclistTeamTime1Tom Boonen BELQST 2006 4h 50' 00"2Max van Heeswijk NEDDSC 2006 s.t.3Baden Cooke AUSCOS 2006 s.t.General classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime1Tom Boonen BELQST 2006 13h 12' 20"2Manuel Quinziato ITALIQ 2006 11"3Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 13" 20-08-2006: Landgraaf, 16.1 km. (ITT) Stage 4 Result CyclistTeamTime1George Hincapie USADSC 2006 19' 58"2Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006 s.t.3Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 7"General classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime1George Hincapie USADSC 2006 13h 32' 35"2Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 3"3Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006 11" 21-08-2006: Hasselt-Balen, 183.1 km. Stage 5 Result CyclistTeamTime1Tom Boonen BELQST 2006 3h 52' 20"2Julian Dean NZLC.A 2006 s.t.3Simone Cadamuro ITAMRM 2006 s.t.General classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime1George Hincapie USADSC 2006 17h 24' 55" 2Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 3"3Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006 11" 22-08-2006: Bornem-Sint Truiden, 213.9 km. Stage 6 Result CyclistTeamTime1David Kopp GERGST 2006 4h 50' 43"2Marco Zanotti ITACOS 2006 s.t.3Philippe Gilbert BELFDJ 2006 s.t.General classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime1George Hincapie USADSC 2006 22h 15' 38"2Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 3"3Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006 11" 23-08-2006: Ans-Ans, 201.2 km. In the last final meters, Stefan Schumacher got hit by an arm from a supporter and as a result made an awkward move away from the supporters to the middle of the road, which resulted in George Hincapie falling down. Before the move it looked like Schumacher was going to become second and Hincapie third, which would make Hincapie the winner with an advantage of 1 second. Since Hincapie crashed he did not take any bonus seconds for ending in the top three and because Schumacher managed to restart his sprint and end third he took 4 bonus seconds and so won by 1 second. The jury took about twenty minutes deciding if Schumacher should be removed to the back of the peloton but in the end they concluded that Schumacher did not make the move on purpose and thus Schumacher won the Eneco Tour 2006. Some reactions: Dirk Demol, sports director of Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: "If you look at the replay, you can clearly see that George Hincapie was surely going to end in second or third place. Even if he was going to be beaten by Schumacher in the sprint and end third, he would still be first in the overall standings. Surely we will issue a complaint." Stefan Schumacher: "I'm not happy right now, it's a shame it has to end this way. For my career it's a big step, because it's my biggest win so far, but still I'm not happy right now. Croatian jury president Bruno Valcic: "It was a tough decision for us, but Schumacher clearly got hit by a supporter and surely did not bring George Hincapie down on purpose." Stage 7 Result CyclistTeamTime1Philippe Gilbert BELFDJ 2006 5h 05' 16"2Manuele Mori ITAFUJ 2006 2"3Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 2"General classification after Stage 7 CyclistTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 27h 20' 55"2George Hincapie USADSC 2006 1"3Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006 12" General classification The leader of the general classification (ENECO Energie leiderstrui) wears a red jersey. CyclistTeamTime1 Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 27h 20' 55"2George Hincapie USADSC 2006 1"3Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006 12"4Philippe Gilbert BELFDJ 2006 17"5Manuel Quinziato ITALIQ 2006 32"6Joost Posthuma NEDRAB 2006 35"7Juan Antonio Flecha ESPRAB 2006 52"8Alessandro Ballan ITALAM 2006 53"9Thomas Dekker NEDRAB 2006 55"10Steffen Wesemann SUITHR 2006 56" KOM Classification There was no King Of the Mountains jersey this year. Instead, during some of the climbs bonus seconds were handed out in stages 6 and 7. Points Classification The leader of the points classification (Lotto Puntenklassement) wears a white jersey. CyclistTeamPoints1Simone Cadamuro ITAMRM 2006 912Tom Boonen BELQST 2006 903Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 594Philippe Gilbert BELFDJ 2006 575Julian Dean NZLC.A 2006 56=6Alessandro Ballan ITALAM 2006 54=6Enrico Gasparotto ITALIQ 2006 54=6Wouter Weylandt BELQST 2006 549Fabrizio Guidi ITAPHO 2006 5210Bert Roesems BELSIL 2006 48 Best Young Rider The leader of the Best Young Rider Classification (Topsport Vlaanderen jongerenklassement) wears a yellow jersey. CyclistTeamPoints1Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006 27h 20' 55"2Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006 12"3Philippe Gilbert BELFDJ 2006 17" Best Team TeamTime1LIQ 2006 82h 04' 56"2RAB 2006 11"3DSC 2006 29" Jersey progress Stage(Winner) General classification Points Classification Young Rider Classification Team Classification Prologue (ITT)(Stefan Schumacher) Stefan Schumacher no award Stefan Schumacher DSC 2006 Stage 1 (Tom Boonen) Tom Boonen Tom Boonen QST 2006 Stage 2 (Manuel Quinziato) Simone Cadamuro Stage 3 (Tom Boonen) Stage 4 (ITT) (George Hincapie) George Hincapie DSC 2006 Stage 5 (Tom Boonen) Stage 6 (David Kopp) Stage 7 (Philippe Gilbert) Stefan Schumacher LIQ 2006 Final Stefan Schumacher Simone Cadamuro Stefan Schumacher LIQ 2006 UCI ProTour Points The Eneco Tour 2006 is part of the UCI ProTour and so the riders can earn UCI ProTour Points. Below is states which riders won points and where. Because the Eneco Tour 2006 is a smaller stage race the points given are 3, 2 and 1 for the first three in each stage result. At the end of the tour, the top 10 in the standings receive points accorded as follows: 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 and 2. CyclistTeamPoints1Stefan Schumacher GERGST 2006552George Hincapie USADSC 2006453Vincenzo Nibali ITALIQ 2006374Philippe Gilbert BELFDJ 2006345Manuel Quinziato ITALIQ 2006286Joost Posthuma NEDRAB 2006217Juan Antonio Flecha ESPRAB 2006158Alessandro Ballan ITALAM 2006109Tom Boonen BELQST 20069=10Simone Cadamuro ITAMRM 20065=10Thomas Dekker NEDRAB 2006512David Kopp GERGST 20063=13Julian Dean NZLC.A 20062=13Max van Heeswijk NEDDSC 20062=13Manuele Mori ITAFUJ 20062=13Steffen Wesemann SUITHR 20062=17Enrico Gasparotto ITALIQ 20061=17Wouter Weylandt BELQST 20061 External links Race website https://web.archive.org/web/20101122005046/http://enecotour.nl/ 2010-11-22 Eneco Tour 2006 on cyclingnews.com Category:2006 UCI ProTour 2006 Eneco Category:2006 in Dutch sport 2006 Eneco Tour 2006 Eneco Tour