2006 Tour Down Under

2006 Tour Down Under
UCI Oceania Tour
Race details
Dates	17—22 January 2006
Stages	6
Distance	685 km (426 mi)
Winning time	16h 36' 54"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
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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 kilometres (426 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.

Dates17—22 January 2006

Stages6

Distance685 km (426 mi)

Winning time16h 36' 54"

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The race was won by Australian rider Simon Gerrans of AG2R Prévoyance.^[1] 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.^[2]

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Stage	Date	Route	Distance		Winner
1	19 January	Mawson Lakes to Angaston	148 km (92 mi)	Hilly stage	Simon Gerrans (AUS)
2	20 January	Stirling to Hahndorf	146 km (91 mi)	Hilly stage	Allan Davis (AUS)
3	21 January	Strathalbyn to Yankalilla	154 km (96 mi)	Hilly stage	Carlos Barredo (ESP)
4	22 January	Willunga to Willunga	147 km (91 mi)	Hilly stage	Russell Van Hout (AUS)
5	23 January	Adelaide	90 km (56 mi)	Flat stage	Allan Davis (AUS)
Total			685 km (426 mi)

Stage	Date	Stage Top 3	Leading Top 3	Time
1	18 January	Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen	Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen	3:38.24 + 0.07 + 0.18
2	19 January	Allan Davis Paul Crake Eladio Sanchez Prado	Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen	7:12.55 + 0.07 + 0.18
3	20 January	Carlos Barredo Daniel Becke Cadel Evans	Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen	11:11.32 + 0.07 + 0.18
4	21 January	Russell Van Hout Paul Crake Rony Martias	Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen	14:47.07 + 0.07 + 0.18
5	22 January	Allan Davis Robbie McEwen Simone Cadamuro	Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen	16:36.54 + 0.07 + 0.14

Stage	Mountains	Pts	Sprint	Pts	Under 23	Pts	Teams	Time
1	Samuel Dumoulin Cadel Evans Gene Bates	16 12 8	Simon Gerrans Russell Van Hout Luis León Sánchez	14 6 6	William Walker Simon Clarke 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	Samuel Dumoulin Gene Bates Cadel Evans	32 20 20	Simon Gerrans Allan Davis Hilton Clarke	14 12 12	William Walker Simon Clarke 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	Cadel Evans Samuel Dumoulin Gene Bates	36 32 20	Daniel Becke Simon Gerrans Allan Davis	18 14 12	William Walker Simon Clarke 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	Cadel Evans Samuel Dumoulin Russell Van Hout	36 32 20	Russell Van Hout Daniel Becke Simon Gerrans	18 18 14	William Walker Simon Clarke 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	Cadel Evans Samuel Dumoulin Luca Paolini	40 38 32	Allan Davis Russell Van Hout Daniel Becke	20 18 18	William Walker Simon Clarke 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

Pos	Rider	Time
1	Simon Gerrans	16:36.54
2	Luis León Sánchez	+ 0.07
3	Robbie McEwen	+ 0.14
4	William Walker	+ 0.46
5	Gene Bates	+ 1.48
6	Samuel Dumoulin	+ 2.42
7	Russell Van Hout	+ 3.00
8	Simon Clarke	+ 3.19
9	Chris Jongewaard	+ 3.19
10	Glenn d'Hollander	+ 3.31

2006 Tour Down Under

Teams

Stages

Men's stage summary

Other leading top threes

Men's top 10 overall

References

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