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2006 Tour of the Basque Country

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The 2006 Tour of the Basque Country was the 46th Tour of the Basque Country road cycling race and was held over six stages from 3 April to 8 April 2006.[2] It was won by Spaniard José Ángel Gómez Marchante of the Saunier Duval–Prodir cycling team.

2006 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates3–8 April 2006
Stages6
Distance829[1] km (515.1 mi)
Winning time20h 31' 47"
Results
  Winner  José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) (Saunier Duval–Prodir)
  Second  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears)
  Third  Antonio Colóm (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears)
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Stages

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Stage 1

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3 April 2006 – Irun to Irun, 130 km (81 mi)

Stage 1 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 3h 22' 27"
2 Óscar Freire   Spain Rabobank s.t.
3 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner s.t.
4 Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero   Spain Phonak s.t.
5 Fränk Schleck   Luxembourg Team CSC s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 3h 22' 27"
2 Óscar Freire   Spain Rabobank s.t.
3 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner s.t.
4 Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero   Spain Phonak s.t.
5 Fränk Schleck   Luxembourg Team CSC s.t.

Stage 2

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4 April 2006 – Irun to Segura, 155 km (96 mi)

Stage 2 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Samuel Sánchez   Spain EUS 4h 10' 55"
2 Alberto Contador   Spain LSW s.t.
3 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 2"
4 Patrik Sinkewitz   Germany T-Mobile Team + 2"
5 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner + 2"
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Samuel Sánchez   Spain EUS 7h 33' 22"
2 Alberto Contador   Spain LSW s.t.
3 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 2"
4 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner + 2"
5 Fränk Schleck   Luxembourg Team CSC + 2"

Stage 3

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5 April 2006 – Segura to Lerín, 170 km (110 mi)

Stage 3 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Samuel Sánchez   Spain EUS 4h 07' 36"
2 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner s.t.
3 Alberto Contador   Spain LSW s.t.
4 Leonardo Bertagnolli   Italy Cofidis s.t.
5 José Ángel Gómez Marchante   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir s.t.
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Samuel Sánchez   Spain EUS 11h 40' 58"
2 Alberto Contador   Spain LSW s.t.
3 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner + 2"
4 Cadel Evans   Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 2"
5 Leonardo Bertagnolli   Italy Cofidis + 2"

Stage 4

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6 April 2005 – Lerín to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 172 km (107 mi)

Stage 4 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Óscar Freire   Spain Rabobank 3h 56' 43"
2 Samuel Sánchez   Spain EUS s.t.
3 Fabian Wegmann   Germany Gerolsteiner s.t.
4 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears s.t.
5 Stefano Garzelli   Italy Liquigas s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Samuel Sánchez   Spain EUS 15h 37' 41"
2 Alberto Contador   Spain LSW s.t.
3 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner + 2"
4 Cadel Evans   Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 2"
5 Leonardo Bertagnolli   Italy Cofidis + 2"

Stage 5

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7 April 2006 – Vitoria-Gasteiz to Zalla, 178 km (111 mi)

Stage 5 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Thomas Voeckler   France Bouygues Télécom 4h 18' 42"
2 Jens Voigt   Germany Team CSC s.t.
3 Juan José Cobo   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir + 12"
4 Gustavo César   Spain KAI + 34"
5 Pietro Caucchioli   Italy C.A + 34"
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Samuel Sánchez   Spain EUS 19h 58' 54"
2 Alberto Contador   Spain LSW s.t.
3 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner + 2"
4 Cadel Evans   Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 2"
5 Leonardo Bertagnolli   Italy Cofidis + 2"

Stage 6

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8 April 2006 – Zalla to Zalla, 24 km (15 mi) (ITT)

This stage was an individual time trial.

Stage 6 result[3]
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 José Ángel Gómez Marchante   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 32' 44"
2 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 6"
3 Antonio Colóm   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 8"
4 Evgeni Petrov   Russia Lampre–Fondital + 16"
5 Patrik Sinkewitz   Germany T-Mobile Team + 18"
General Classification after Stage 6[3]
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 José Ángel Gómez Marchante   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 20h 31' 47"
2 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 7"
3 Antonio Colóm   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 7"
4 Patrik Sinkewitz   Germany T-Mobile Team + 19"
5 Alberto Contador   Spain LSW + 20"

Classification tables

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General classification[3]
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 José Ángel Gómez Marchante   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 20h 31' 47"
2 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 7"
3 Antonio Colóm   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears + 7"
4 Patrik Sinkewitz   Germany Lampre–Fondital + 19"
5 Alberto Contador   Spain Liberty Seguros–Würth + 20"
King of The Mountains classification
Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Hubert Dupont   France AG2R Prévoyance 29
2 Juan José Cobo   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 25
3 José Luis Arrieta   Spain AG2R Prévoyance 22
4 Unai Etxebarria   Venezuela Euskaltel–Euskadi 21
5 José Ángel Gómez Marchante   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 20
Points classification
Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Alejandro Valverde   Spain Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 84
2 Samuel Sánchez   Spain Euskaltel–Euskadi 71
3 Davide Rebellin   Italy Gerolsteiner 56
4 Óscar Freire   Spain Rabobank 45
5 Alberto Contador   Spain Liberty Seguros–Würth 44
Metas Volantes classification
Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Pierrick Fédrigo   France Bouygues Télécom 11
2 José Luis Arrieta   Spain AG2R Prévoyance 9
3 Andriy Hrivko   Ukraine Team Milram 6
4 Rubén Lobato   Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 6
5 Unai Etxebarria   Venezuela Euskaltel–Euskadi 6
Best team
Team Country Time
1 Saunier Duval–Prodir   Spain 61h 36' 43"
2 Liberty Seguros–Würth   Spain + 3' 13"
3 T-Mobile Team   Germany + 3' 30"
4 Discovery Channel   United States + 4' 49"
5 Lampre–Fondital   Italy + 4' 58"

References

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  1. ^ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "46th Vuelta al Pais Vasco – PT". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Stage 6 – April 8: Zalla – Zalla ITT, 24 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 April 2006.
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