# 2006 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial

The Men's time trial at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships took place on September 21, 2006, in the Austrian city of Salzburg. The race was part of the UCI Road World Championships. Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara won the gold medal and the rainbow jersey as the 2006 World Time Trial Champion.

## Final classification

| Rank | Rider | Time |
| | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | 01:00.11 |
| | David Zabriskie (USA) | 01:01.29 |
| | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | 01:01.49 |
| 4. | Brian Vandborg (DEN) | 01:01.53 |
| 5. | Sebastian Lang (GER) | 01:02.08 |
| 6. | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | 01:02.13 |
| 7. | Leif Hoste (BEL) | 01:02.31 |
| 8. | Michael Rogers (AUS) | 01:02.31 |
| 9. | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | 01:02.45 |
| 10. | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | 01:02.53 |
| 11. | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | 01:02.54 |
| 12. | Raivis Belohvoščiks (LAT) | 01:02.57 |
| 13. | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | 01:02.57 |
| 14. | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | 01:03.07 |
| 15. | David Millar (GBR) | 01:03.21 |
| 16. | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | 01:03.27 |
| 17. | David George (RSA) | 01:03.34 |
| 18. | Robert Hunter (RSA) | 01:03.39 |
| 19. | László Bodrogi (HUN) | 01:03.51 |
| 20. | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | 01:03.52 |
| 21. | Benjamin Day (AUS) | 01:03.53 |
| 22. | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | 01:04.12 |
| 23. | Peter Luttenberger (AUT) | 01:04.12 |
| 24. | Stef Clement (NED) | 01:04.16 |
| 25. | Gustav Larsson (SWE) | 01:04.23 |
| 26. | Chris Baldwin (USA) | 01:04.41 |
| 27. | Andreas Klöden (GER) | 01:04.42 |
| 28. | Svein Tuft (CAN) | 01:04.45 |
| 29. | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | 01:04.59 |
| 30. | David O'Loughlin (IRL) | 01:05.02 |
| 31. | Alexander Bespalov (RUS) | 01:05.05 |
| 32. | Ondřej Sosenka (CZE) | 01:05.15 |
| 33. | Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR) | 01:05.16 |
| 34. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | 01:05.27 |
| 35. | Ruslan Ivanov (MDA) | 01:05.30 |
| 36. | José Adrián Bonilla (CRC) | 01:05.32 |
| 37. | Denis Shkarpeta (UZB) | 01:05.45 |
| 38. | Matti Helminen (FIN) | 01:05.55 |
| 39. | David McCann (IRL) | 01:06.01 |
| 40. | František Raboň (CZE) | 01:06.17 |
| 41. | Christophe Kern (FRA) | 01:06.25 |
| 42. | Joost Posthuma (NED) | 01:06.37 |
| 43. | Knut Anders Fostervold (NOR) | 01:06.40 |
| 44. | Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) | 01:06.42 |
| 45. | Michael Schär (SUI) | 01:06.44 |
| 46. | Gregor Gazvoda (SLO) | 01:07.00 |
| 47. | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | 01:07.34 |
| 48. | Pedro Nicacio (BRA) | 01:08.38 |
| 49. | Erik Hoffmann (NAM) | 01:08.42 |
| 50. | Zoltán Remák (SVK) | 01:09.05 |
| 51. | Csaba Szekeres (HUN) | 01:09.05 |
| 52. | Vitaly Kornilov (LAT) | 01:12.13 |
| — | Peter Mazur (POL) | DNS |

## Selected Riders

Each National Federation was allowed to enter 2 riders. In the end 53 riders were selected for the race, with Polish rider Piotr Mazur not starting, 52 riders effectively took part.
| Country | Cyclist | Team |
| Australia | Michael Rogers | T-Mobile Team |
| Australia | Benjamin Day | Boavista team |
| Austria | Peter Luttenberger | Team CSC |
| Austria | Thomas Rohregger | Elk Haus-Simplon |
| Belarus | Vasil Kiryienka | Rietumu bank – Riga |
| Belgium | Stijn Devolder | Discovery Channel |
| Belgium | Leif Hoste | Discovery Channel |
| Brazil | Pedro Nicacio | Scott/Marcondes Cesar/Fadenp/SJC |
| Canada | Ryder Hesjedal | Phonak Hearing Systems |
| Canada | Svein Tuft | Symmetrics Cycling Team |
| Colombia | Marlon Pérez | Tenax |
| Costa Rica | José Adrián Bonilla | Comunidad Valenciana |
| Czech Republic | František Raboň | T-Mobile Team |
| Czech Republic | Ondřej Sosenka | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo |
| Denmark | Brian Vandborg | Team CSC |
| Finland | Matti Helminen | Profel Ziegler Continental Team |
| France | Christophe Kern | Bouygues Télécom |
| France | Benoît Vaugrenard | Française des Jeux |
| Germany | Andreas Klöden | T-Mobile Team |
| Germany | Sebastian Lang | Team Gerolsteiner |
| United Kingdom | David Millar | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| Hungary | László Bodrogi | Crédit Agricole |
| Hungary | Csaba Szekeres | P-Nivo Betonexpressz 2000 KFT.se |
| Ireland | David McCann | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| Ireland | David O'Loughlin | Navigators Insurance Cycling Team |
| Italy | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas |
| Italy | Marco Pinotti | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| Kazakhstan | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Team |
| Kazakhstan | Alexander Vinokourov | Astana Team |
| Latvia | Raivis Belohvoščiks | C.B. Immobiliare-Universal Caffe |
| Latvia | Vitaly Kornilov | Saaremaa Jalgrattaklubi Viiking |
| Moldova | Ruslan Ivanov | Unknown |
| Namibia | Erik Hoffmann | Team Lamonta |
| Netherlands | Stef Clement | Bouygues Télécom |
| Netherlands | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank |
| Norway | Knut Anders Fostervold | Team Hard Rocx |
| Poland | Peter Mazur | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| Russia | Alexander Bespalov | Premier |
| Russia | Vladimir Gusev | Discovery Channel |
| Slovakia | Zoltan Remak | P-Nivo Betonexpressz 2000 KFT.se |
| Slovenia | Gregor Gazvoda | Perutnina Ptuj |
| South Africa | David George | Relax–GAM |
| South Africa | Robert Hunter | Phonak Hearing Systems |
| Spain | Iván Gutiérrez | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears |
| Sweden | Gustav Larsson | Française des Jeux |
| Sweden | Thomas Lövkvist | Française des Jeux |
| Switzerland | Fabian Cancellara | Team CSC |
| Switzerland | Michael Schär | Phonak Hearing Systems |
| Ukraine | Andriy Hryvko | Team Milram |
| Ukraine | Yuriy Krivtsov | AG2R Prévoyance |
| United States | Chris Baldwin | Toyota–United Pro |
| United States | David Zabriskie | Team CSC |
| Uzbekistan | Denis Shkarpeta | Miche |