2006 Tour of Britain
The 2006 Tour of Britain 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 total distance of 870.5 km (540.9 mi), starting in Glasgow and finishing at The Mall in London.
Stages
Stage 1
- 29 August: Glasgow to Castle Douglas, 162.6 km (101.0 mi)
The stage was dominated by an early breakaway of three riders, who were never caught and finished 21⁄2 minutes ahead of the peloton.
Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martin Pedersen | ![]() |
Team CSC | 4h 03'38" |
2 | Luis Pasamontes | ![]() |
Unibet.com | s.t" |
3 | Matthew Goss | ![]() |
Southaustralia.com–AIS | s.t" |
Stage 2
The stage concluded in a mass sprint. Throughout the race, Goss secured enough time bonuses in the sprints to take the overall lead from Pedersen.
Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Hammond | ![]() |
Team Great Britain | 3h 54'15" |
2 | Aart Vierhouten | ![]() |
Skil–Shimano | s.t" |
3 | Russell Downing | ![]() |
DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed | s.t" |
Stage 3
The stage was dominated by a crosswind. Pedersen's teammates split the peloton to help him regain the lead, but were unable to catch Filippo Pozzato, who had escaped from the lead group near the finish.
Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Filippo Pozzato | ![]() |
Quick-Step–Innergetic | 4h 28'18" |
2 | Michael Rogers | ![]() |
T-Mobile Team | 32" |
3 | Nick Nuyens | ![]() |
Quick-Step–Innergetic | 32" |
Stage 4
- 1 September: Wolverhampton to Birmingham, 130.3 km (81.0 mi)
In another stage, a group broke away early, and the peloton was unable to catch them again. Manning was leading as the race reached the final roundabout but he was directed the wrong way and lost the stage.
Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frederik Willems | ![]() |
Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen | 2h 54'12" |
2 | Mark Cavendish | ![]() |
T-Mobile Team | 2" |
3 | Paul Manning | ![]() |
Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | 6" |
Stage 5
- 2 September: Rochester to Canterbury, 152.6 km (94.8 mi)
The riders went on strike, after being misled by race officials, with their main complaint being poor security. They eventually resumed the race, and the stage concluded with a mass sprint.
Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Francesco Chicchi | ![]() |
Quick-Step–Innergetic | 4h 24'42" |
2 | Mark Cavendish | ![]() |
T-Mobile Team | s.t" |
3 | Aart Vierhouten | ![]() |
Skil–Shimano | s.t" |
Stage 6
There was a number of breakaways on the final stage, but all were eliminated, and the stage concluded with a mass sprint.
Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Boonen | ![]() |
Quick-Step–Innergetic | 2h 00'41" |
2 | Roger Hammond | ![]() |
Team Great Britain | s.t" |
3 | Mark Cavendish | ![]() |
T-Mobile Team | s.t" |
Final classifications
General classification
Name | Nationality | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martin Pedersen | ![]() |
Team CSC | 21h 51'24" |
2 | Luis Pasamontes | ![]() |
Unibet.com | + 51" |
3 | Filippo Pozzato | ![]() |
Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 2'11" |
4 | Nick Nuyens | ![]() |
Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 2'46" |
5 | Michael Rogers | ![]() |
T-Mobile Team | + s.t. |
6 | Iljo Keisse | ![]() |
Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen | + 3'06" |
7 | Johann Tschopp | ![]() |
Phonak iShares | + 3'07" |
8 | Andy Schleck | ![]() |
Team CSC | + 3'14" |
9 | Russell Downing | ![]() |
DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed | + 3'16" |
10 | Maarten Tjallingii | ![]() |
Skil–Shimano | + 3'18" |