2006 Tour of Britain

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The Tour of Britain 2006 took place in Great Britain from 29 August to 3 September 2006. A UCI category 2.1 event, the tour consisted of six stages covering a distance of 870.5 km (541 miles), starting in Glasgow and finishing in The Mall, London.

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[edit] Stages

[edit] Stage 1 - Tuesday 29 August: GlasgowCastle Douglas, 162.6 km

The stage was dominated by an early breakaway of three riders who were never caught, finishing 2½ minutes ahead of the peloton.

Cyclist Nationality Team Time
1 Martin Pedersen Flag of Denmark Denmark Team CSC 4h 03'38"
2 Luis Pasamontes Flag of Spain Spain Unibet.com s.t"
3 Matthew Goss Flag of Australia Australia South Australia.com-AIS s.t"

[edit] Stage 2 - Wednesday 30 August: BlackpoolLiverpool, 163 km

The stage ended in a mass sprint. During the race, Goss won enough time bonuses in the sprints to take the overall lead from Pedersen.

Cyclist Nationality Team Time
1 Roger Hammond Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Team Great Britain 3h 54'15"
2 Aart Vierhouten Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Skil-Shimano s.t"
3 Russell Downing Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed s.t"

[edit] Stage 3 - Thursday 31 August: BradfordSheffield, 180 km

The stage was dominated by a crosswind. Pedersen's teammates split the peloton and ensured his return to the lead, but could not manage to catch Filippo Pozzato, who escaped from the lead group near the finish.

Cyclist Nationality Team Time
1 Filippo Pozzato Flag of Italy Italy Quick Step-Innergetic 4h 28'18"
2 Michael Rogers Flag of Australia Australia T-Mobile Team 32"
3 Nick Nuyens Flag of Belgium Belgium Quick Step-Innergetic 32"

[edit] Stage 4 - Friday 1 September: WolverhamptonBirmingham, 130.3 km

Another stage where a group escaped early on, and the peloton was unsuccessful in catching them again.

Cyclist Nationality Team Time
1 Frederik Willems Flag of Belgium Belgium Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 2h 54'12"
2 Mark Cavendish Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom T-Mobile Team 2"
3 Paul Manning Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 6"

[edit] Stage 5 - Saturday 2 September: RochesterCanterbury, 152.6 km

The riders went on strike, after being lead astray by race officials. Their main complaint was poor security. The riders eventually resumed the race, and the stage ended in a mass sprint.

Cyclist Nationality Team Time
1 Francesco Chicchi Flag of Italy Italy Quick Step-Innergetic 4h 24'42"
2 Mark Cavendish Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom T-Mobile Team s.t"
3 Aart Vierhouten Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Skil-Shimano s.t"

[edit] Stage 6 - Sunday 3 September: GreenwichThe Mall, 82 km (38km, plus 20 laps of 2.2km)

There was a number of breakaways on the final stage, but all were eliminated, and the stage ended in a mass sprint.

Cyclist Nationality Team Time
1 Tom Boonen Flag of Belgium Belgium Quick Step-Innergetic 2h 00'41"
2 Roger Hammond Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Team Great Britain s.t"
3 Mark Cavendish Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom T-Mobile Team s.t"

[edit] Classification Tables

[edit] General Classification

Name Nationality Team Time
1 Martin Pedersen Flag of Denmark Denmark Team CSC 21h 51'24"
2 Luis Pasamontes Flag of Spain Spain Unibet.com + 51"
3 Filippo Pozzato Flag of Italy Italy Quick Step-Innergetic + 2'11"
4 Nick Nuyens Flag of Belgium Belgium Quick Step-Innergetic + 2'46"
5 Michael Rogers Flag of Australia Australia T-Mobile Team + s.t.
6 Iljo Keisse Flag of Belgium Belgium Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen + 3'06"
7 Johann Tschopp Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Phonak iShares + 3'07"
8 Andy Schleck Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Team CSC + 3'14"
9 Russell Downing Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed + 3'16"
10 Maarten Tjallingii Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Skil-Shimano + 3'18"

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