2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré


The 2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 4 June to 11 June 2006. The race consisted of a Prologue and seven stages covering a total of, starting in Annecy and finishing in Grenoble.
American Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner initially captured the overall title and the maillot jaune et bleu ahead of France's Christophe Moreau and Germany's Bernhard Kohl. Christophe Moreau secured the King of the Mountains competition and the combined classification. The points classification for sprinters went to Spaniard Francisco Mancebo. French team AG2R Prévoyance captured the team title.
Leipheimer was disqualified from the result in 2012, following a USADA investigation. After admitting that he had been doping from 1999 to 2007, Levi Leipheimer lost all his results, and no overall winner is recognised by the race organisation.
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'.

Teams

Twenty-one teams, each with a maximum of eight riders, entered the race:

Route

Stages

Prologue

4 June 2006 — Annecy,
Prologue Result

Stage 1

5 June 2006 — Annecy to Bourgoin-Jallieu,
Stage 1 Result

Stage 2

6 June 2006 — Bourgoin-Jallieu to Saint-Galmier,
Stage 2 Result

Stage 3

7 June 2006 — Bourg-de-Péage,
Stage 3 Result

Stage 4

8 June 2006 — Tain-l'Hermitage to Le Mont-Ventoux,
Stage 4 Result

Stage 5

9 June 2006 — Sisteron to Briançon,
Stage 5 Result

Stage 6

10 June 2006 — Briançon to La Toussuire,
Stage 6 Result

Stage 7

11 June 2006 — Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble,
Stage 7 Result

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification

Points classification

CyclistTeamPoints
1 69
260
357

Mountains classification

CyclistTeamPoints
1 162
2126
3119

Combined classification

CyclistTeamPoints
1 224
2221
3171

Jersey progress

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