- 2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
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The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. It consisted of a Prologue and seven stages covering a total of 1098 km, starting in Annecy and finishing in Grenoble.
American Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner captured the overall title and the maillot jaune et bleu ahead of France's Christophe Moreau and Germany's Bernhard Kohl (T-Mobile Team). Christophe Moreau (AG2R Prévoyance) secured the King of the Mountains competition and the combined classification (winner of the maillot bleu). The points classification for sprinters went to Spaniard Francisco Mancebo. French team AG2R Prévoyance captured the team title.
The 2006 edition featured a feast of climbing, and is considered the ideal race for the Tour de France contenders to hone their form. After eight challenging stages, it finished on June 11 - just under three weeks before the start of 'La Grande Boucle'.
Stages
Prologue, 04 June: Annecy, 4.1 km (ITT)
Prologue Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 David Zabriskie United States
Team CSC 4' 35" 2 George Hincapie United States
Discovery Channel + 2" 3 Stuart O'Grady Australia
Team CSC + 6" General Classification after Prologue Cyclist Country Team Time 1 David Zabriskie United States
Team CSC 4' 35" 2 George Hincapie United States
Discovery Channel + 2" 3 Stuart O'Grady Australia
Team CSC + 6" Stage 1, 05 June: Annecy–Bourgoin-Jallieu , 207 km
Stage 1 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Fabian Wegmann Germany
GST 5h 06' 36" 2 Thomas Voeckler France
BTL s.t. 3 Egoi Martínez Spain
Discovery Channel s.t. General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Fabian Wegmann Germany
GST 5h 11' 23" 2 Thomas Voeckler France
BTL + 5" 3 David Zabriskie United States
Team CSC + 5" Stage 2, 06 June: Bourgoin-Jallieu–Saint-Galmier, 203 km
Stage 2 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Philippe Gilbert Belgium
Française des Jeux 4h 45' 53" 2 Samuel Dumoulin France
A2R + 5' 19" 3 Peter Wrolich Austria
GST + 5' 23" General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Philippe Gilbert Belgium
Française des Jeux 9h 57' 13" 2 Fabian Wegmann Germany
GST + 5' 22" 3 Thomas Voeckler France
BTL + 5' 27" Stage 3, 07 June: Bourg-de-Péage, 43 km (ITT)
Stage 3 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 David Zabriskie United States
Team CSC 52' 48" 2 Floyd Landis United States
PHO + 53" 3 Levi Leipheimer United States
GST + 1' 17" General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Philippe Gilbert Belgium
Française des Jeux 10h 52' 41" 2 David Zabriskie United States
Team CSC + 2' 47" 3 Floyd Landis United States
PHO + 3' 48" Stage 4, 08 June: Tain-l'Hermitage–Le Mont-Ventoux, 186 km
Stage 4 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Denis Menchov Russia
RAB 4h 50' 37" 2 Christophe Moreau France
A2R s.t. 3 Levi Leipheimer United States
GST + 15" General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Levi Leipheimer United States
GST 15h 47' 53" 2 Denis Menchov Russia
RAB + 28" 3 Philippe Gilbert Belgium
Française des Jeux + 1' 08" Stage 5, 09 June: Sisteron–Briançon, 155 km
Stage 5 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Ludovic Turpin France
A2R 4h 06' 49" 2 Iban Mayo Spain
EUS + 26" 3 Francisco Mancebo Spain
A2R + 27" General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Levi Leipheimer United States
GST 19h 55' 30" 2 Denis Menchov Russia
RAB + 28" 3 Christophe Moreau France
A2R + 1' 48" Stage 6, 10 June: Briançon–La Toussuire, 169 km
Stage 6 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Iban Mayo Spain
EUS 5h 01' 42" 2 Alejandro Valverde Spain
CEI + 1' 21" 3 Christophe Moreau France
A2R + 1' 37" General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Levi Leipheimer United States
GST 24h 58' 49" 2 Christophe Moreau France
A2R + 1' 48" 3 Bernhard Kohl Austria
T-Mobile Team + 2' 51" Stage 7, 11 June: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Grenoble, 131 km
Stage 7 Result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd Norway
CRE 3h 08' 17" 2 Samuel Dumoulin France
A2R s.t. 3 Philippe Gilbert Belgium
Française des Jeux s.t. General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Levi Leipheimer United States
GST 28h 07' 06" 2 Christophe Moreau France
A2R + 1' 48" 3 Bernhard Kohl Austria
T-Mobile Team + 2' 51" Classification tables
Final general classification (Maillot jaune et bleu)
Cyclist Team Time 1 Levi Leipheimer GST 28h 07' 06" 2 Christophe Moreau A2R + 1' 48" 3 Bernhard Kohl T-Mobile Team + 2' 51" 4 José Azevedo Discovery Channel + 3' 00" 5 Francisco Mancebo A2R + 3' 29" 6 Denis Menchov RAB + 4' 14" 7 Alejandro Valverde CEI + 4' 21" 8 Leonardo Piepoli SDV + 5' 13" 9 Pietro Caucchioli C.A + 5' 45" 10 George Hincapie Discovery Channel + 6' 48" Final points standings (Maillot vert)
Cyclist Team Points 1 Francisco Mancebo A2R 69 2 Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux 60 3 George Hincapie Discovery Channel 57 Final King of The Mountains standings (Maillot à pois rouge)
Cyclist Team Points 1 Christophe Moreau A2R 162 2 Levi Leipheimer GST 126 3 Denis Menchov RAB 119 Final combined classification standings (Maillot bleu)
Cyclist Team Points 1 Christophe Moreau A2R 224 2 Levi Leipheimer GST 221 3 Denis Menchov RAB 171 Stage winners
Yellow jersey progress
External links
2006 UCI ProTour Paris–Nice • Tirreno–Adriatico • Milan – San Remo • Tour of Flanders • Tour of the Basque Country • Gent–Wevelgem • Paris–Roubaix • Amstel Gold Race • La Flèche Wallonne • Liège–Bastogne–Liège • Tour de Romandie • Giro d'Italia • Volta a Catalunya • Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré • Tour de Suisse • Eindhoven TTT • Tour de France • Vattenfall Cyclassics • Deutschland Tour • Clásica de San Sebastián • Eneco Tour • Vuelta a España • GP Ouest-France • Tour de Pologne • Züri-Metzgete • Paris–Tours • Giro di Lombardia
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