2006 Tour de France

The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France. It took place from 1 to 23 July 2006. The winner was Óscar Pereiro. Floyd Landis was the first person to finish the race, but was disqualified on 20 September 2007 for taking the drug testosterone during the 17th stage of the race.

The Tour began in Strasbourg, on the French-German border. It ended Sunday 23 July in Paris. The distance of the race was 3657 km (2272 mi). The race was the third fastest in average speed. Along the way, the cyclists passed through six different countries including France, The Netherlands (a stop at Valkenburg in Stage 3), Belgium (at Huy, Stages 3 and 4), Luxembourg (at Esch-sur-Alzette, Stages 2 and 3), Germany (though not stopping there, Stage 1) and Spain (Pla-de-Beret, Stage 11). For the first time since the 1999 race, there was no team time trial.

One day before the start of the Tour, there was a doping scandal. 13 racers were removed from the Tour, because it was believed that they were getting drugs from a doctor named Fuentes. Two of the 13 riders were the expected to do well in the race. They were Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso.

 Overall standings 
 General Classification 

 See the section on Finishing times for full details.
RankRiderTeamTime1 Óscar PereiroCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 89h 40' 27"2 Andreas KlödenT-Mobile Team 32"3 Carlos SastreTeam CSC 2' 16"4 Cadel EvansDavitamon-Lotto 4' 11"5 Denis MenchovRabobank 6' 09"6 Cyril DesselAG2R Prévoyance 7' 44"7 Christophe MoreauAG2R Prévoyance 8' 40"8 Haimar ZubeldiaEuskaltel-Euskadi 11' 08"9 Michael RogersT-Mobile Team 14' 10"10  Fränk SchleckTeam CSC 16' 49" 

 Points Classification 
RankRiderTeamPoints1 Robbie McEwenDavitamon-Lotto 2882 Erik ZabelTeam Milram 1993 Thor HushovdCrédit Agricole 1954 Bernhard EiselFrançaise des Jeux 1765 Luca PaoliniLiquigas 1746 Iñaki IsasiEuskaltel-Euskadi 1307 Francisco VentosoSaunier Duval-Prodir 1288 Cristian MoreniCofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone 1169 Jimmy CasperCofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone 9810 Óscar PereiroCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 88

 King of the Mountains classification 
RankRiderTeamPoints1 Michael RasmussenRabobank 1662 David De La FuenteSaunier Duval-Prodir 1133 Carlos SastreTeam CSC 994 Fränk SchleckTeam CSC 965 Michael BoogerdRabobank 936 Damiano CunegoLampre-Fondital 807 Cyril DesselAG2R Prévoyance 728 Levi LeipheimerTeam Gerolsteiner 669 Andreas KlödenT-Mobile Team 6410 Óscar PereiroCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 63

 Young Riders' Classification 
RankRiderTeamTime1 Damiano CunegoLampre-Fondital 89h 58' 49"2 Markus FothenTeam Gerolsteiner 38"3 Matthieu SprickBouygues Télécom 1h 29' 12"4 David De La FuenteSaunier Duval-Prodir 1h 36' 00"5 Moisés DueñasAgritubel 1h 48' 40"6 Thomas LövkvistFrançaise des Jeux 1h 52' 54"7 Francisco VentosoSaunier Duval-Prodir 2h 22' 03"8 Joost PosthumaRabobank 2h 32' 41"9 Benoît VaugrenardFrançaise des Jeux 2h 33' 12"10 Pieter WeeningRabobank 2h 36' 44"

 Teams Classification 
RankTeamTime1 T-Mobile Team 269h 08' 46"2 Team CSC 17' 04"3 Rabobank 23' 26"4 AG2R Prévoyance 33' 19"5 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 56' 53"6 Lampre-Fondital 57' 37"7 Team Gerolsteiner 1h 45' 25"8 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 19' 17"9 Euskaltel-Euskadi 2h 26' 38"10 Phonak Hearing Systems 2h 49' 06"*

 Finishing times 
RankRiderTeamTimeDSQ Floyd LandisPhonak Hearing Systems89h 39' 30"1 Óscar PereiroCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 57"2 Andreas KlödenT-Mobile Team 1' 29"3 Carlos SastreTeam CSC 3' 13"4 Cadel EvansDavitamon-Lotto 5' 08"5 Denis MenchovRabobank 7' 06"6 Cyril DesselAG2R Prévoyance 8' 41"7 Christophe MoreauAG2R Prévoyance 9' 37"8 Haimar ZubeldiaEuskaltel-Euskadi 12' 05"9 Michael RogersT-Mobile Team 15' 07"10 Fränk SchleckTeam CSC 17' 46"11 Damiano CunegoLampre-Fondital 19' 19"12 Levi LeipheimerTeam Gerolsteiner 19' 22"13 Michael BoogerdRabobank 19' 46"14 Marcus FothenTeam Gerolsteiner 19' 57"15 Pietro CaucchioliCrédit Agricole 21'12"16 Tadej ValjavecLampre-Fondital 26' 25"17 Michael RasmussenRabobank 28' 33"18 José AzevedoDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 38' 08"19 Marzio BruseghinLampre-Fondital 43' 05"20 David ArroyoCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 44' 00"21 Patxi Vila ErrandoneaLampre-Fondital 44' 28"22 Patrik SinkewitzT-Mobile Team 49' 01"23 Christian VandeveldeTeam CSC 50' 19"24 Yaroslav PopovychDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 52' 02"25 Giuseppe GueriniT-Mobile Team 57' 59"26 Eddy MazzoleniT-Mobile Team 1h 02' 40"27 José Luis ArrietaAG2R Prévoyance 1h 03' 00"28 Pierrick FedrigoBouygues Télécom 1h 05' 27"29 Vladimir KarpetsCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1h 07' 18"30 Axel MerckxPhonak Hearing Systems 1h 09' 28"31 George HincapieDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1h 11' 14"32 Xabier ZandioCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1h 16' 47"33 Sylvain CalzatiAG2R Prévoyance 1h 20' 26"34 Iker CamañoEuskaltel-Euskadi 1h 21' 34"35 Mikel AstarlozaAG2R Prévoyance 1h 24' 26"36 Stephane GoubertAG2R Prévoyance 1h 28' 33"37 Laurent LefevreBouygues Télécom 1h 30' 24"38 Benoît SalmonAgritubel 1h 30' 55"39 Christophe BrandtDavitamon-Lotto 1h 34' 24"40 Christophe RineroSaunier Duval-Prodir 1h 34' 59"41 Egoi MartínezDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1h 35' 12"42 Iván ParraCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1h 37' 09"43 Cristian MoreniCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1h 38' 07"44 Sylvain ChavanelCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1h 40' 05"45 Rubén LobatoSaunier Duval-Prodir 1h 40' 52"46 Georg TotschnigTeam Gerolsteiner 1h 42' 55"47 Patrice HalgandCrédit Agricole (cycling team) 1h 43' 03"48 Alexandre BotcharovCrédit Agricole (cycling team) 1h 44' 46"49 Iñigo LandaluzeEuskaltel-Euskadi 1h 48' 22"50 Matthieu SprickBouygues Télécom 1h 48' 31"51 Serhiy HoncharT-Mobile Team 1h 49' 22"52 Jens VoigtTeam CSC 1h 50' 41"53 Matthias KesslerT-Mobile Team 1h 52' 03"54 Stefano GarzelliLiquigas 1h 53' 55"55 David De La FuenteSaunier Duval-Prodir 1h 55' 19"56 Salvatore CommessoLampre-Fondital 1h 56' 55"57 David MoncoutiéCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2h 03' 10"58 David MillarSaunier Duval-Prodir 2h 04' 10"59 Gilberto SimoniSaunier Duval-Prodir 2h 07' 18"60 Moisés DueñasAgritubel 2h 07' 59"61 Koos MoerenhoutPhonak Hearing Systems 2h 09' 03"62 Thomas LövkvistFrançaise des Jeux 2h 12' 13"63 Christopher HornerDavitamon-Lotto 2h 12' 25"64 Pavel PadrnosDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 16' 45"65 Sebastian LangTeam Gerolsteiner 2h 25' 15"66 Alessandro BallanLampre-Fondital 2h 26' 34"67 Fabian WegmannTeam Gerolsteiner 2h 27' 17"68 Sandy CasarFrançaise des Jeux 2h 28' 34"69 Paolo TiralongoLampre-Fondital 2h 32' 08"70 Iñaki IsasiEuskaltel-Euskadi 2h 32' 36"71 Juan Manuel GárateQuick Step-Innergetic 2h 32' 47"72 Didier RousBouygues Télécom 2h 32' 54"73 David ZabriskieTeam CSC 2h 33' 46"74 Gorka VerdugoEuskaltel-Euskadi 2h 33' 52"75 Christophe Le MévelCrédit Agricole 2h 34' 24"76 Carlos Da CruzFrançaise des Jeux 2h 40' 01"77 Francisco VentosoSaunier Duval-Prodir 2h 41' 22"78 Simon GerransAG2R Prévoyance 2h 46' 33"79 Manuel QuinziatoLiquigas 2h 47' 33"80 Björn SchröderTeam Milram 2h 47' 48"81 Juan Antonio FlechaRabobank 2h 49' 53"82 Jérôme PineauBouygues Télécom 2h 51' 22"83 Viatcheslav EkimovDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 51' 33"84 Joost PosthumaRabobank 2h 52' 00"85 Erik ZabelTeam Milram 2h 52' 13"86 Benoît VaugrenardFrançaise des Jeux 2h 52' 31"87 Anthony GeslinBouygues Télécom 2h 52' 31"88 Thomas VoecklerBouygues Télécom 2h 52' 57"89 Manuel CalventeAgritubel 2h 53' 27"90 Stuart O'GradyTeam CSC 2h 55' 25"91 José Luis RubieraDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 55' 44"92 Pieter WeeningRabobank 2h 56' 03"93 Bram TankinkQuick Step-Innergetic 2h 57' 02"94 Cédric VasseurQuick Step-Innergetic 2h 58' 55"95 Ronny ScholzTeam Gerolsteiner 3h 00' 48"96 Alexandre MoosPhonak Hearing Systems 3h 01' 34"97 Riccardo RiccoSaunier Duval-Prodir 3h 01' 37"98 Marco VeloTeam Milram 3h 02' 09"99 Nicolas PortalCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3h 02' 20"100 Luca PaoliniLiquigas 3h 04' 18"101 Ralf GrabschTeam Milram 3h 04' 21"102 Nicolas JalabertPhonak Hearing Systems 3h 05' 05"103 Christian KneesTeam Milram 3h 05' 58"104 Gustav LarssonFrançaise des Jeux 3h 06' 14"105 Mario AertsDavitamon-Lotto 3h 06' 26"106 Bert GrabschPhonak Hearing Systems 3h 08' 23"107 Bernhard EiselFrançaise des Jeux 3h 08' 59"108 Daniele RighiLampre-Fondital 3h 12' 51"109 Philippe GilbertFrançaise des Jeux 3h 13' 03"110 Walter BénéteauBouygues Télécom 3h 15' 41"111 Johan VansummerenDavitamon-Lotto 3h 18' 44"112 Sébastien HinaultCrédit Agricole 3h 19' 15"113 Anthony CharteauCrédit Agricole 3h 20' 29"114 Vicente Garcia AcostaCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3h 20' 32"115 Robbie McEwenDavitamon-Lotto 3h 21' 01"116 Eduardo Gonzalo RamirezAgritubel 3h 21' 27"117 Michael AlbasiniLiquigas 3h 21' 34"118 Matej MugerliLiquigas 3h 21' 48"119 Samuel DumoulinAG2R Prévoyance 3h 22' 15"120 Thor HushovdCrédit Agricole 3h 23' 52"121 Víctor Hugo PeñaPhonak Hearing Systems 3h 24' 36"122 Stéphane AugéCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3h 25' 19"123 Bradley WigginsCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3h 25' 32"124 Matteo TosattoQuick Step-Innergetic 3h 25' 54"125 Christophe LaurentAgritubel 3h 26' 23"126 Unai ExtebarriaEuskaltel-Euskadi 3h 30' 12"127 Julian DeanCrédit Agricole 3h 30' 33"128 Patrick CalcagniLiquigas 3h 33' 28"129 Arnaud CoyotCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3h 35' 34"130 Christophe MenginFrançaise des Jeux 3h 35' 52"131 Kjell CarlströmLiquigas 3h 35' 53"132 Filippo PozzatoQuick Step-Innergetic 3h 37' 06"133 Cédric CoutoulyAgritubel 3h 39' 00"134 Peter WrolichTeam Gerolsteiner 3h 39' 20"135 Aitor HernandezEuskaltel-Euskadi 3h 50' 16"136 Gert SteegmansDavitamon-Lotto 3h 59' 16"137 Jimmy CasperCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 4h 00' 05"138 Wim VansevenantDavitamon-Lotto 4h 02' 01"

 Withdrawals 
StageRiderTeamReasonDNSP Ivan BassoTeam CSCOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Jan UllrichT-Mobile TeamOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Oscar SevillaT-Mobile TeamOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Francisco ManceboAG2R PrévoyanceOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Alexander VinokourovAstana-WürthWithdrawn by teamDNSP Assan BazayevAstana-WürthWithdrawn by teamDNSP Joseba BelokiAstana-WürthOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Alberto ContadorAstana-WürthOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Allan DavisAstana-WürthOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Jörg JakscheAstana-WürthOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Andrey KashechkinAstana-WürthWithdrawn by teamDNSP Isidro NozalAstana-WürthOperación Puerto doping caseDNSP Luis León SanchezAstana-WürthWithdrawn by teamDNS2 Danilo Di LucaLiquigasUrinary infectionDNF3 Fred RodriguezDavitamon-LottoConcussionDNF3 Erik DekkerRabobankFacial injuriesDNF3 Alejandro ValverdeCaisse d'Epargne-Illes BalearsFractured collarboneDNS6 Fabio SacchiTeam MilramBronchitisDNF7 Bobby JulichTeam CSCWrist and Thigh InjuryDNS10 Laurent BrochardBouygues TélécomBack painDNF10 Jimmy EngoulventCrédit AgricoleBack painDNF11 Giovanni LombardiTeam CSCStomach problemsDNF11 Iban MayoEuskaltel-EuskadiThroat infectionDNF11 Wilfried CretskensQuick Step-InnergeticGrandmother died a few days earlierDNF12 Isaac GálvezCaisse d'Epargne-Illes BalearsBack painDNF12 Jose Alberto MartinezAgritubelBack painDNF12 Paolo SavoldelliDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling TeamCrashed into spectator while riding to hotel and received stitches to his head after stage 11DNF12 Benjamín NovalDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling TeamMuscle painDNF12 Samuel PlouhinecAgritubelBack painDNF14 Mirko CelestinoTeam MilramUnknownDNF14 Magnus BäckstedtLiquigas-BianchiColdDNF14 David CañadaSaunier Duval-ProdirFractured collarboneDNF14 Rik VerbruggheCofidis, Le Crédit par TéléphoneBroken left legDNF15 Bram de GrootRabobankKnee injuryDNF15 Tom BoonenQuick Step-InnergeticBreathing problems and bacterial infectionDNF15 Beat ZbergTeam GerolsteinerBronchitisDNF15 Andriy GrivkoTeam MilramUnknownDNF16 Sebastien JolyFrançaise des JeuxLower back painDNF16 Maxim IglinskiyTeam MilramAbrasions and contusions after fall in stage 15DNF16 Daniele BennatiLampre-FonditalThigh injuryDNF16 Steven de JonghQuick Step-InnergeticShoulder pain after fall in stage 15DNF16 David KoppTeam GerolsteinerExhaustionDNS17 José RujanoQuick Step-InnergeticUnknownDNF17 Miguel Ángel Martín PerdigueroPhonak Hearing SystemsUnknownDNF17 Juan Miguel MercadoAgritubelExhaustionDNF17 José Ángel Gómez MarchanteSaunier Duval-ProdirUnknownDNS18 Óscar FreireRabobankUnknownDNF18 David Lopez GarciaEuskaltel-EuskadiUnknownDSQ19 Robert HunterPhonak Hearing SystemsOutside time limit (Due to saddle sore - which caused him to ride the TT out of the saddle for the entire stage)DNS20 Florent BrardCaisse d'Epargne-Illes BalearsBroke his hand in stage 19

 Notes 

 Other websites 
 Official page
 Official Tour de France press releases on Strasbourg
 2006 Tour de France coverage on RoadCycling.com 
 Press release  
 http://www.cycling.tv  for the live TdF news show everyday.
 Tour de France race news from Bicycling Magazine 

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