2006 Tour Down Under

The 2006 Tour Down Under was held from 18 to 22 January 2006 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 685 kilometres and is part of the 2005–2006 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2006 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event. The event was awarded the Australian Sport Tourism Award of the year at the Australian Sport Awards in February 2006, having attracted 495,000 spectators and more than 11,670 visitors to South Australia.[1]

2006 Tour Down Under
Race details
Dates17—22 January
Stages6
Winning time16h 36' 54"
Results
Winner  Simon Gerrans (AUS) (AG2R Prévoyance)
  Second  Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP) (Liberty Seguros-Würth)
  Third  Robbie McEwen (AUS) (Davitamon–Lotto)

Points  Allan Davis (AUS) (Liberty Seguros-Würth)
Mountains  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Davitamon–Lotto)
Youth  William Walker (AUS) (Rabobank)
  Team Team UniSA-Australia

Men's stage summary

Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3 Time
118 JanuaryMawson LakesAngaston148 km Simon Gerrans
Luis Leon Sanchez
Robbie McEwen
Simon Gerrans
Luis Leon Sanchez
Robbie McEwen
3:38.24
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
219 JanuaryStirlingHahndorf146 km Allan Davis
Paul Crake
Eladio Sanchez Prado
Simon Gerrans
Luis Leon Sanchez
Robbie McEwen
7:12.55
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
320 JanuaryStrathalbynYankalilla154 km Carlos Barredo
Daniel Becke
Cadel Evans
Simon Gerrans
Luis Leon Sanchez
Robbie McEwen
11:11.32
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
421 JanuaryWillungaWillunga147 km Russell Van Hout
Paul Crake
Rony Martias
Simon Gerrans
Luis Leon Sanchez
Robbie McEwen
14:47.07
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
522 JanuaryAdelaideAdelaide90 km Allan Davis
Robbie McEwen
Simone Cadamuro
Simon Gerrans
Luis Leon Sanchez
Robbie McEwen
16:36.54
+ 0.07
+ 0.14

Other leading top threes

Stage Mountains Pts Sprint Pts Under 23 Pts Teams Time
1 Samuel Dumoulin
Cadel Evans
Gene Bates
16
12
8
Simon Gerrans
Russell Van Hout
Luis Leon Sanchez
14
6
6
William Walker
Simon Clarke
Eros Capecchi
3:39.10
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA-Australia
South Australia.com-AIS
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
11:05.08
+ 10.37
+ 11.54
2 Samuel Dumoulin
Gene Bates
Cadel Evans
32
20
20
Simon Gerrans
Allan Davis
Hilton Clarke
14
12
12
William Walker
Simon Clarke
Eros Capecchi
7:13.41
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA-Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
South Australia.com-AIS
21:41.31
+ 5.22
+ 12.37
3 Cadel Evans
Samuel Dumoulin
Gene Bates
36
32
20
Daniel Becke
Simon Gerrans
Allan Davis
18
14
12
William Walker
Simon Clarke
Eros Capecchi
11:12.18
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA-Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
South Australia.com-AIS
33:29.50
+ 3.42
+ 18.01
4 Cadel Evans
Samuel Dumoulin
Russell Van Hout
36
32
20
Russell Van Hout
Daniel Becke
Simon Gerrans
18
18
14
William Walker
Simon Clarke
Eros Capecchi
14:47.53
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA-Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Davitamon Lotto
44:11.09
+ 7.40
+ 23.18
5 Cadel Evans
Samuel Dumoulin
Luca Paolini
40
38
32
Allan Davis
Russell Van Hout
Daniel Becke
20
18
18
William Walker
Simon Clarke
Eros Capecchi
16:37.40
+ 2.33
+ 4.07
UniSA-Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
South Australia.com-AIS
49:40.44
+ 7.26
+ 23.27

Men's top 10 overall

Pos Rider Time
1 Simon Gerrans16:36.54
2 Luis Leon Sanchez+ 0.07
3 Robbie McEwen+ 0.14
4 William Walker+ 0.46
5 Gene Bates+ 1.48
6 Samuel Dumoulin+ 2.42
7 Russell Van Hout+ 3.00
8 Simon Clarke+ 3.19
9 Chris Jongewaard+ 3.19
10 Glenn d'Hollander+ 3.31

References

  1. "Tour Down Under sprints across the line at Australian Sport Awards". Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
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