Dates March 8–March 14 Distance 1,108.5 km (688.8 mi) Winner Thomas Dekker (NED) | Stages 7 Winning time 27h 50' 04" Second Jörg Jaksche (GER) | |
The 41st Tirreno–Adriatico cycling race took place from March 8 to March 14, 2006, over seven stages. It was won by Dutchman Thomas Dekker of the Rabobank team. The points classification was won by Alessandro Petacchi and the King of the Mountains jersey went to José Joaquín Rojas.
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Stage 3 - March 10: Avezzano – Paglieta, 183 km
General Classement leader Paolo Bettini crashed and was forced to retire from the race after 80 km following a tangle with Lars Bak of the CSC team.
Stage 5 - March 12: Servigliano – Servigliano ITT, 20 km
This stage was an individual time trial.
Points classification
- Alessandro Petacchi Italy 37 pts
- Thor Hushovd Norway 34
- Mikhaylo Khalilov Ukraine 28
- Erik Zabel Germany 26
- Oscar Freire Gomez Spain 25
- Alessandro Ballan Italy 25
- Riccardo Ricco' Italy 18
- Fabian Cancellara Italy 17
- Rinaldo Nocentini Italy 17
- Igor Astarloa Spain 16
Mountains classification
- José Joaquín Rojas Spain 11 pts
- Daniele Contrini Italy 11
- Matteo Priamo Italy 8
- Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna Spain 7
- Alessandro Ballan Italy 5
- Vladimir Efimkin Russia 5
- Fortunato Baliani Italy 5
- Joseba Albizu Lizaso Spain 5
- Giampaolo Cheula Italy 5
- Ivan Basso Italy 3
Teams Classification
- Discovery Channel 82h 38' 09"
- Team CSC + 0' 17"
- Liberty Seguros - Wurth + 2' 40"
- Team Gerolsteiner + 2' 58"
- Phonak Hearing Systems + 3' 34"
- Saunier Duval - Prodir + 4' 51"
- Rabobank + 4' 53"
- Team T-Mobile + 4' 56"
- Barloworld + 6' 10"
- Euskadi Euskaltel + 6' 53"
References
2006 Tirreno–Adriatico Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA