# 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 | Denmark | Team CSC | 4h 03'38" |
| 2 | Luis Pasamontes | Spain | Unibet.com | s.t" |
| 3 | Matthew Goss | Australia | Southaustralia.com–AIS | s.t" |

### Stage 2
#### 30 August: Blackpool to Liverpool, 163 km (101 mi)

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 | 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" |

### Stage 3
#### 31 August: Bradford to Sheffield, 180 km (110 mi)

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 | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 4h 28'18" |
| 2 | Michael Rogers | Australia | T-Mobile Team | 32" |
| 3 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | 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 | 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" |

### 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 | 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" |

### Stage 6
#### 3 September: Greenwich to The Mall, 82 km (51 mi) (38 km (24 mi), plus 20 laps of 2.2 km (1.4 mi))

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 | 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" |

## Final classifications
### 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" |