# 2006 Tour de Pologne

The 2006 Tour de Pologne road cycling race took place from September 4 until September 10. German Stefan Schumacher won the last the two last stages on his way to capturing his second consecutive stage race; previously winning the Eneco Tour of Benelux.

## Stages
### Stage 1: 04-09-2006: Pułtusk-Olsztyn, 214 km

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max van Heeswijk | Netherlands | Discovery Channel | 5h 55' 34" |
| 2 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | s.t. |
| 3 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max van Heeswijk | Netherlands | Discovery Channel | 5h 55' 34" |
| 2 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | s.t. |
| 3 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | s.t. |

### Stage 2: 05-09-2006: Ostróda-Elbląg, 119.6 km

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 2h 54' 49" |
| 2 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | s.t. |
| 3 | Jose Rojas Gil | Spain | Astana | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 8h 50' 13" |
| 2 | Max van Heeswijk | Netherlands | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | s.t. |

### Stage 3: 06-09-2006: Gdańsk-Toruń, 225.5 km

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | 5h 28' 37" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | s.t. |
| 3 | Koldo Fernández | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | 14h 18' 43" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | + 1" |
| 3 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 5" |

### Stage 4: 07-09-2006: Bydgoszcz-Poznań, 182 km

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 4h 15' 43" |
| 2 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | s.t. |
| 3 | Sébastien Chavanel | France | Bouygues Télécom | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 18h 34' 17" |
| 2 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | + 3" |
| 3 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 14" |

### Stage 5: 08-09-2006: Legnica-Jelenia Góra, 192 km

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stéphane Augé | France | Cofidis | 4h 58' 10" |
| 2 | Aaron Olson | United States | Saunier Duval–Prodir | s.t. |
| 3 | Max van Heeswijk | Netherlands | Discovery Channel | + 21" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | LAM | 23h 32'48" |
| 2 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | + 3" |
| 3 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 14" |

### Stage 6: 09-09-2006: Szczawno Zdrój-Karpacz, 162.4 km

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefan Schumacher | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 4h 19'39" |
| 2 | Fabian Wegmann | Germany | Gerolsteiner | + 2" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | + 4" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefan Schumacher | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 27h 52'43" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | + 10" |
| 3 | Alessandro Ballan | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | + 16" |

### Stage 7: 10-09-2006: Jelenia Góra-Karpacz, 126 km

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefan Schumacher | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 3h 17'08" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Italy | Liquigas | + 2" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | + 2" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefan Schumacher | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 31h 09'41" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | + 18" |
| 3 | Alessandro Ballan | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | + 31" |

## General Standings

Final (After Stage 7)
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefan Schumacher | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 31h 09'41" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | + 18" |
| 3 | Alessandro Ballan | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | + 31" |
| 4 | Marek Rutkiewicz | Poland | Intel–Action | + 31" |
| 5 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Russia | Rabobank | + 39" |
| 6 | Alexander Bocharov | Russia | Crédit Agricole | + 40" |
| 7 | Cristian Moreni | Italy | Cofidis | + 45" |
| 8 | Vincenzo Nibali | Italy | Liquigas | + 52" |
| 9 | Marzio Bruseghin | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | + 56" |
| 10 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Italy | Cofidis | + 1' 01" |

## KOM Classification

The leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) is determined by obtaining points for reaching 19 mountain primes ahead of the competition. The classification leader will wear green jersey. Order of riders will be decided by the total number of points scored during the mountain primes.
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | Bartosz Huzarski | Poland | Intel–Action | 50 points |
| 2 | Joost Posthuma | Netherlands | Rabobank | 37 points |
| 3 | Marzio Bruseghin | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 31 points |

## Points Classification

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 81 points |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 74 points |
| 3 | Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Phonak | 71 points |

## Best Team

| | Team | Country | Time |
| 1 | Crédit Agricole | France | 93h 31' 22" |
| 2 | Cofidis | France | + 1' 56" |
| 3 | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | Spain | + 4' 12" |

## Jersey progress chart

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification Yellow Jersey | Mountains Classification Green Jersey | Points Classification Navy Blue Jersey | Team Classification |
| 0Stage 1 (Max van Heeswijk) | Max van Heeswijk | no award | Max van Heeswijk | Discovery Channel |
| 0Stage 2 (Daniele Bennati) | Wouter Weylandt | Sven Krauss | Wouter Weylandt | Discovery Channel |
| 0Stage 3 (Fabrizio Guidi) | Fabrizio Guidi | Sven Krauss | Wouter Weylandt | Discovery Channel |
| 0Stage 4 (Daniele Bennati) | Daniele Bennati | Sven Krauss | Wouter Weylandt | Discovery Channel |
| 0Stage 5 (Stéphane Augé) | Daniele Bennati | Aaron Olson | Wouter Weylandt | Cofidis |
| 0Stage 6 (Stefan Schumacher) | Stefan Schumacher | Joost Posthuma | Wouter Weylandt | Crédit Agricole |
| 0Stage 7 (Stefan Schumacher) | Stefan Schumacher | Bartosz Huzarski | Wouter Weylandt | Crédit Agricole |
| FINAL STANDINGS | Stefan Schumacher | Bartosz Huzarski | Wouter Weylandt | Crédit Agricole |