# 2006 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11

Stage results and recaps of the 2006 Vuelta a España from Stage 1 to Stage 11.

## Stages
### Stage 1

Stage 1, 26-08-2006: Málaga - Málaga, 7.2 km. (TTT)
| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team CSC | 7'36" |
| 2 | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 7" |
| 3 | Team Milram | 8" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | 7'36" |
| 2 | Lars Bak (DEN) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| 3 | Nicki Sørensen (DEN) | Team CSC | s.t. |

### Stage 2

Stage 2, 27-08-2006: Málaga - Córdoba, 167 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 4h 19'31" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | 4h 27'00" |
| 2 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 2" |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | 7" |

### Stage 3

Stage 3, 28-08-2006: Córdoba - Almendralejo, 220 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 5h 43'45" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | 10h 10'33" |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | 11" |
| 3 | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 12" |

### Stage 4

Stage 4, 29-08-2006: Almendralejo - Cáceres, 142 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Milram | 3h 24'46" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | 13h 34'59" |
| 2 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Milram | 27" |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | s.t. |

### Stage 5

Stage 5, 30-08-2006: Plasencia - Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar), 178 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Liquigas | 5h 02'25" |
| 2 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 7" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Liquigas | 18h 37'56" |
| 2 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Discovery Channel | 4" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 18" |

### Stage 6

Stage 6, 31-08-2006: Zamora - León, 155 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | 4h 09'10" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | T-Mobile Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Milram | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Liquigas | 22h 47'11" |
| 2 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Discovery Channel | 4" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 18" |

### Stage 7

Stage 7, 01-09-2006: León - Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada), 148 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 4h 01'05" |
| 2 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | 4" |
| 3 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 6" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Discovery Channel | 26h 48'27" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 5" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | 10" |

### Stage 8

Stage 8, 02-09-2006: Ponferrada - Lugo, 173 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 4h 02'11" |
| 2 | Ruggero Marzoli (ITA) | Lampre–Fondital | 1" |
| 3 | Uroš Murn (SLO) | Phonak | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Discovery Channel | 30h 50'39" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 5" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | 10" |

### Stage 9

Stage 9, 03-09-2006: A Fonsagrada - Alto de La Cobertoria, 206 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 5h 50'43" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 16" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 21" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 36h 41'31" |
| 2 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 27" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | 44" |

### Stage 10

Stage 10, 05-09-2006: Avilés - Museo de Altamira (Santillana del Mar), 190 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sérgio Paulinho (POR) | Astana | 4h 33'44" |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Gerolsteiner | 2" |
| 3 | Xavier Florencio (ESP) | Bouygues Télécom | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 41h 19'09" |
| 2 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 27" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | 44" |

### Stage 11

Stage 11, 06-09-2006: Torrelavega (Velódromo Oscar Freire) - Burgos, 165 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egoi Martínez (ESP) | Discovery Channel | 4h 20'32" |
| 2 | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 55" |
| 3 | Volodymir Gustov (UKR) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 45h 54'45" |
| 2 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 27" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | 44" |