# 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 2005–06 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.

## Men's stage summary

| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance | Stage Top 3 | Leading Top 3 | Time |
| 1 | 18 January | Mawson Lakes | Angaston | 148 km | Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen | Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen | 3:38.24 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 2 | 19 January | Stirling | Hahndorf | 146 km | Allan Davis Paul Crake Eladio Sanchez Prado | Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen | 7:12.55 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 3 | 20 January | Strathalbyn | Yankalilla | 154 km | Carlos Barredo Daniel Becke Cadel Evans | Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen | 11:11.32 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 4 | 21 January | Willunga | Willunga | 147 km | Russell Van Hout Paul Crake Rony Martias | Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen | 14:47.07 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 5 | 22 January | Adelaide | Adelaide | 90 km | Allan Davis Robbie McEwen Simone Cadamuro | Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez 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 León Sánchez | 14 6 6 | William Walker Simon Clarke Eros Capecchi | 3:39.10 + 2.33 + 4.03 | UniSA–Australia Southaustralia.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 Southaustralia.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 Southaustralia.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 Southaustralia.com–AIS | 49:40.44 + 7.26 + 23.27 |

### Men's top 10 overall

| Pos | Rider | Time |
| 1 | Simon Gerrans | 16:36.54 |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez | + 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 |