# 2006 in women's road cycling
## UCI Road World Rankings

| Top-ranked individual | Second-ranked individual | Third-ranked individual | Top-ranked team | Top-ranked nation |
| Nicole Cooke (GBR) Univega Pro Cycling Team | Marianne Vos (NED) Team DSB Bank | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) Buitenpoort–Flexpoint Team | Univega Pro Cycling Team | Germany |

## World Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Championship Time Trial | September | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | Karin Thürig (SUI) | Christine Thorburn (USA) |
| World Championship Road Race | September 23 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Nicole Cooke (GBR) |

## UCI World Cup

| | Date | Race | Winner |
| #1 | 26 February | Geelong World Cup | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| #2 | 5 March | New Zealand World Cup | Sarah Ulmer (NZL) |
| #3 | 2 April | Tour of Flanders for Women | Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (NED) |
| #4 | 19 April | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Nicole Cooke (GBR) |
| #5 | 23 April | Tour de Berne | Zulfiya Zabirova (KAZ) |
| #6 | 7 May | GP Castilla y León | Nicole Cooke (GBR) |
| #7 | 27 May | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| #8 | 28 July | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) |
| #9 | 30 July | The Ladies Golden Hour | Univega Pro Cycling Team |
| #10 | 26 August | GP de Plouay | Nicole Brändli (SUI) |
| #11 | 3 September | Lowland International Rotterdam Tour | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| #12 | 10 September | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt | Regina Schleicher (GER) |

## Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. | Winner | Second | Third |
| Copa América de Ciclismo | January 8 | 1.2 | Clemilda Fernandes (BRA) | Rosane Kirch (BRA) | Carla Camargo (BRA) |
| Omloop Het Volk / Circuit Het Volk | March 12 | 1.2 |
| Coppa dei Laghi | March 25 | 1.1 |
| GP Costa Etrusca | March 26 | 1.2 |
| Ronde van Gelderland | April 15 | 1.2 |
| GP Liberazione | April 25 | 1.2 |
| Souvenir Magali Pache Lausanne | April 30 | 1.1 |
| Omloop van Borsele | May 6 | 1.2 |
| Trofeo Riviera Della Versilia | May 21 | 1.2 |
| Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland | June 3 | 1.2 |
| Durango-Durango Emakumen Sarria | June 6 | 1.2 |
| Wachovia Liberty Classic | June 11 | 1.1 |
| Flèche Hesbignonne | June 11 | 1.2 |
| GP Carnevale d'Europa | July 15 | 1.2 |
| Holland Hills Classic | August 6 | 1.2 |
| Sparkassen Giro | August 13 | 1.1 |
| Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen | September 10 | 1.1 |
| Grand Prix de Santa Ana | October 4 | 1.2 |
| Chrono des Nations Les Herbiers Vendée | October 15 | 1.1 |
Source

## Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. | Winner | Second | Third |
| Geelong Tour | February 21–23 | 2.2 |
| Tour of New Zealand | March 1–3 | 2.2 |
| Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe | April 7–9 | 2.1 |
| Gracia–Orlová | April 27–30 | 2.2 |
| Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin | May 12–21 | 2.1 |
| Tour du Grand Montréal | May 29 – June 1 | 2.1 |
| Giro di San Marino | May 31 – June 2 | 2.2 |
| Eko Tour Dookola Polski | June 1–4 | 2.2 |
| Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira | June 8–11 | 2.1 |
| Tour cycliste féminin de la Drôme | June 14–17 | 2.2 |
| Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden | June 15–17 | 2.2 |
| Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol | June 15–17 | 2.1 |
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | June 30 – July 9 | 2.1 |
| Tour de Feminin – Krásná Lípa | July 6–9 | 2.2 |
| Tour de Bretagne Féminin | July 12–16 | 2.2 |
| International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen | July 18–23 | 2.1 |
| Tour Féminin en Limousin | July 21–23 | 2.2 |
| Route de France Féminine | August 5–13 | 2.2 |
| Trophée d'Or Féminin | August 19–23 | 2.2 |
| Holland Ladies Tour | August 28 – September 2 | 2.1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche Sud Rhone Alpes | September 5–9 | 2.2 |
| Euregio Ladies Tour | September 5–8 | 2.2 |
| Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini | September 12–17 | 2.1 |
| Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador | September 27 – October 2 | 2.1 |
Source

## World University Cycling Championship

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | March 25 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Eva Lutz (GER) | Ludivine Henrion (BEL) |
| Individual time trial | March 23 | Loes Gunnewijk (NED) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Verena Joos (GER) |

## Continental Championships
### African Championship

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | | | | |
| Individual time trial | | | | |

### Asian Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | September 15 | Han Song-Hee (KOR) | Liu Yongli (CHN) | Lee Min-Hye (KOR) |
| Individual time trial | September 14 | Wang Li (CHN) | Lee Min-Hye (KOR) | Satomi Wadami (JPN) |

### European Championships (under-23)

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race (under-23) | | Marianne Vos | Tatiana Guderzo | Monica Holler |
| Individual time trial (under-23) | | Linda Villumsen | Tatiana Guderzo | Bianca Knoepfle |

### Oceania Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | | | | |
| Individual time trial | | | | |

### Pan-American Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | June 4 | Yumari González (CUB) | Kori Kelley-Seehafer (USA) | Clemilda Fernandes Silva (BRA) |
| Individual time trial | June 6 | Amber Neben (USA) | Erinne Willock (CAN) | Kori Kelley-Seehafer (USA) |