Dates April 18 – April 23 Distance 967.9 km (601.4 mi) Winner Floyd Landis (USA) | Stages 6 Winning time 24h 00' 54" Second Tom Danielson (USA) | |
The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the Phonak. American Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon–Lotto) claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel) won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate Janez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta.
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Teams
2006 Tour de Georgia
Final Results
- Floyd Landis, 24.00.54
Tom Danielson,0.04- Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55
- Jason McCartney, 35 points
- Lucas Euser, 28 points
Tom Danielson,12 points
- Fred Rodriguez, 48 points
- Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
- Juan José Haedo, 36 points
- Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
- Phonak Hearing Systems
- Team CSC
References
2006 Tour de Georgia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA