- 2006 Tour de Georgia
The 2006
Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won byFloyd Landis of the Phonak Cycling Team. AmericanFred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto ) claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel) won his secondKOM crown ; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammateJanez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta.tages
Teams
2006 Tour de Georgia;
UCI ProTour Teams
*Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
*Team CSC
* Phonak Hearing Systems
*Quick Step-Innergetic
*Davitamon-Lotto
*Saunier Duval-Prodir ;UCI Professional Continential Teams
*Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
*Navigators Insurance Cycling Team ;UCI Continential Teams
*Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Homes Wines Cycling Team
*Jelly Belly Cycling Team
*Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity Cycling Team
*Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team
*TARGETRAINING
*Team TIAA-CREF
*Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team Final Results
;2006 General Classification
#Floyd Landis , 24.00.54
#Tom Danielson , 0.04
#Yaroslav Popovych , 1.55;2006 King of the Mountain Leader
# Jason McCartney, 35 points
#Lucas Euser , 28 points
# Tom Danielson, 12 points;2006 Sprint Leader
#Fred Rodriguez , 48 points
# Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
# Juan José Haedo, 36 points;2006 Team Competition
# Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
# Phonak Hearing Systems
# Team CSCtage Winners Progress
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* [http://www.tourdegeorgia.com/ Tour de Georgia official site]
* [http://www.tdgblog.com/ Tour de Georgia blog]
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