2006 Tour de Georgia

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.

2006 Tour de Georgia
2005-2006 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesApril 18 – April 23
Stages6
Distance967.9 km (601.4 mi)
Winning time24h 00' 54"
Results
  Winner  Floyd Landis (USA) (Phonak Hearing Systems)
  Second  Tom Danielson (USA) (Discovery Channel)
  Third  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) (Discovery Channel)
  Points  Fred Rodriguez (USA) (Davitamon-Lotto)
  Mountains  Jason McCartney (USA) (Discovery Channel)
  Youth  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) (Discovery Channel)
  Team Discovery Channel

Stages
Stage Route Distance Stage Winner Team
1 Augusta, Georgia - Macon 207.4 km
128.9 miles		 Lars Michaelsen Team CSC
2 Fayetteville, Georgia - Rome 186.9 km
116.1 miles		 Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel
3 Chickamauga - Chattanooga 39.9 km
24.8 miles		 Floyd Landis Phonak
4 Dalton, Georgia -
Dahlonega, Georgia		 191.4 km
118.9 miles		 Fred Rodriguez Davitamon–Lotto
5 Blairsville, Georgia - Brasstown Bald 152.1 km
94.5 miles		 Tom Danielson Discovery Channel
6 Cumming, Georgia -
Alpharetta, Georgia		 190.2 km
118.2 miles		 Juan José Haedo Toyota-United Pro

Teams

2006 Tour de Georgia

UCI ProTour Teams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
  • Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
  • Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
  • Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Homes Wines Cycling Team
  • Jelly Belly Cycling Team
  • Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity Cycling Team
  • Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team
  • TARGETRAINING
  • Team TIAA-CREF
  • Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team

Final Results
2006 General Classification
  1. Floyd Landis, 24.00.54
  2. Tom Danielson, 0.04
  3. Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55
2006 King of the Mountain Leader
  1. Jason McCartney, 35 points
  2. Lucas Euser, 28 points
  3. Tom Danielson, 12 points
2006 Sprint Leader
  1. Fred Rodriguez, 48 points
  2. Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
  3. Juan José Haedo, 36 points
2006 Team Competition
  1. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
  2. Phonak Hearing Systems
  3. Team CSC

Stage Winners Progress

Yellow Jersey Progress

References



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