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.
[edit] Stages
[edit] Stage 1 - Tuesday 29 August: Glasgow–Castle 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 | Denmark | Team CSC | 4h 03'38" |
2 | Luis Pasamontes | Spain | Unibet.com | s.t" |
3 | Matthew Goss | Australia | South Australia.com-AIS | s.t" |
[edit] Stage 2 - Wednesday 30 August: Blackpool–Liverpool, 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 | United Kingdom | Team Great Britain | 3h 54'15" |
2 | Aart Vierhouten | Netherlands | Skil-Shimano | s.t" |
3 | Russell Downing | United Kingdom | DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed | s.t" |
[edit] Stage 3 - Thursday 31 August: Bradford–Sheffield, 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 | Italy | Quick Step-Innergetic | 4h 28'18" |
2 | Michael Rogers | Australia | T-Mobile Team | 32" |
3 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Quick Step-Innergetic | 32" |
[edit] Stage 4 - Friday 1 September: Wolverhampton–Birmingham, 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 | Belgium | Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen | 2h 54'12" |
2 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | T-Mobile Team | 2" |
3 | Paul Manning | United Kingdom | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | 6" |
[edit] Stage 5 - Saturday 2 September: Rochester–Canterbury, 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 | Italy | Quick Step-Innergetic | 4h 24'42" |
2 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | T-Mobile Team | s.t" |
3 | Aart Vierhouten | Netherlands | Skil-Shimano | s.t" |
[edit] Stage 6 - Sunday 3 September: Greenwich–The 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 | Belgium | Quick Step-Innergetic | 2h 00'41" |
2 | Roger Hammond | United Kingdom | Team Great Britain | s.t" |
3 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | T-Mobile Team | s.t" |
[edit] Classification Tables
[edit] General Classification
Name | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martin Pedersen | Denmark | Team CSC | 21h 51'24" |
2 | Luis Pasamontes | Spain | Unibet.com | + 51" |
3 | Filippo Pozzato | Italy | Quick Step-Innergetic | + 2'11" |
4 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Quick Step-Innergetic | + 2'46" |
5 | Michael Rogers | Australia | T-Mobile Team | + s.t. |
6 | Iljo Keisse | Belgium | Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen | + 3'06" |
7 | Johann Tschopp | Switzerland | Phonak iShares | + 3'07" |
8 | Andy Schleck | Luxembourg | Team CSC | + 3'14" |
9 | Russell Downing | United Kingdom | DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed | + 3'16" |
10 | Maarten Tjallingii | Netherlands | Skil-Shimano | + 3'18" |