2006 Deutschland Tour


The 30th edition of the Deutschland Tour road bicycle race took place in Germany from August 1 to August 9, 2006. It consisted of a Prologue and eight stages covering a total of, starting in Düsseldorf and finishing in Karlsruhe. Jens Voigt claimed the victory ahead of defending champion Levi Leipheimer.

Classification tables

General classification

King of the Mountains Classification

CyclistCountryTeamPoints
1Sebastian Lang21
2Andrey Kashechkin21
3Jens Voigt20

Points Classification

CyclistCountryTeamPoints
1Erik Zabel115
2Jens Voigt88
3Andrey Kashechkin62

Young Rider Classification

CyclistCountryTeamPoints
1Vladimir Gusev32h 13' 43"
2Stefan Schumacher2' 15"
3Thomas Dekker3' 49"

Best Team

Stages

Prologue - Tuesday, August 1: [Düsseldorf], 5.5 km. (ITT)

Prologue Result

Stage 1 - Wednesday, August 2: Düsseldorf-[Bielefeld], 198 km.

Stage 1 Result

Stage 2 - Thursday, August 3: [Minden]-[Goslar], 181.5 km.

Stage 2 Result

Stage 3 - Friday, August 4: [Witzenhausen]-[Schweinfurt], 203.3 km.

Stage 3 Result

Stage 4 - Saturday, August 5: [Heidenheim an [der Brenz|Heidenheim]]-[Bad Tölz], 203 km.

Stage 4 Result

Stage 5 - Sunday, August 6: Bad Tölz-Seefeld">Seefeld, Bavaria">Seefeld, 192.1 km.

Because of bad weather on top of Mount Kühtai, the riders asked the organisation before the start to remove it from the Stage, which they did. As a result, the stage was only 160 kilometres long.
Stage 5 Result

Stage 6 - Monday, August 7: Seefeld-St Anton am Arlberg">St. Anton">St Anton am Arlberg, 196.6 km.

Stage 6 Result

Stage 7 - Tuesday, August 8: [Bad Säckingen], 38.2 km. (ITT)

Stage 7 Result

Stage 8 - Wednesday, August 9: [Bad Krozingen]-[Karlsruhe], 172.1 km.

Stage 8 Result

Jersey progress

Stage
General classification
Points Classification
Climber Classification
Young Rider Classification
Team ClassificationMost Active
Prologue
Vladimir GusevVladimir GusevVladimir GusevVladimir GusevNo award
Stage 1
Vladimir GusevVladimir GusevStefan SchumacherVladimir GusevAndreas Matzbacher
Stage 2
Vladimir GusevVladimir GusevDavide RebellinVladimir GusevRonny Scholz
Stage 3
Vladimir GusevErik ZabelStefan SchumacherVladimir GusevMarco Pinotti
Stage 4
Erik ZabelErik ZabelStefan SchumacherVladimir GusevMarcel Sieberg
Stage 5
Jens VoigtErik ZabelAndrey KashechkinVladimir GusevSven Teutenberg
Stage 6
Jens VoigtErik ZabelSebastian LangVladimir GusevErik Zabel
Stage 7
Jens VoigtErik ZabelSebastian LangVladimir GusevNo award
Stage 8
Jens VoigtErik ZabelSebastian LangVladimir GusevNo award
FinalJens VoigtErik ZabelSebastian LangVladimir Gusev

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