2006 Paris-Nice

The 2006 edition of the Paris-Nice bicycle race was run from March 5th to March 12th. The race was won by United States rider Floyd Landis, of Team Phonak.

In 2005 the race was won by Bobby Julich (USA, Team CSC).

tages

05-03-2006: Issy-les-Moulineaux - Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.8 km. (Prologue, ITT):

The prologue stage saw 2005 GC winner Bobby Julich retain the yellow/white GC leader's jersey after defeating Kazakh Andrey Kaschechkin, who held the best time through most of the stage's duration, by a narrow margin of 1 second. As the winner of the first stage he also received the green/white points jersey. The blue jersey for best young rider went to Alberto Contador.

08-03-2006: Julienas - Saint-Etienne, 168.5 km. (Stage 3):

In the third stage to Saint-Etienne, where Kazakh racer Andrei Kivilev died after a fall in the 2003 edition of Paris-Nice (prompting the UCI to make the wearing of helmets mandatory during all UCI-sanctioned races), there were some changes to the race classifications as American Floyd Landis took over first place in the GC, placing second in the stage after Patxi Xabier Vila Errandonea.

Nicolas Crosbie and Tom Boonen retained their respective climber and sprinter jerseys, whereas the blue jersey for the best young rider was awarded to Stefan Schumacher who finished 1'25 behind the winner.

As expected of a hilly stage Stage 3 saw breakaway attempts on the different climbs, the defining break happening on the last climb of the day, the Col de la Croix-de-Chaubouret.

11-03-2006: Digne-les-Bains - Cannes, 179 km. (Stage 6):

KOM Classification

Best Team

External links

* [http://www.letour.fr/2006/PRN/LIVE/us/0/edito.html Race website]