2006 Tour of Britain


The 2006 Tour of Britain took place in Great Britain from 29 August to 3 September 2006. A UCI category 2.1 event, the tour consisted of six stages covering a distance of, starting in Glasgow and finishing in The Mall, London.

Stages

Stage 1

;29 August: Glasgow to Castle Douglas,
The stage was dominated by an early breakaway of three riders who were never caught, finishing 2½ minutes ahead of the peloton.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Martin PedersenDenmarkTeam CSC4h 03'38"
2Luis PasamontesSpainUnibet.coms.t"
3Matthew GossAustraliaSouth Australia.com-AISs.t"

Stage 2

;30 August: Blackpool to Liverpool,
The stage ended in a mass sprint. During the race, Goss won enough time bonuses in the sprints to take the overall lead from Pedersen.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Roger HammondUnited KingdomTeam Great Britain3h 54'15"
2Aart VierhoutenNetherlandsSkil-Shimanos.t"
3Russell DowningUnited KingdomDFL-Cycling News-Litespeeds.t"

Stage 3

;31 August: Bradford to Sheffield,
The stage was dominated by a crosswind. Pedersen's teammates split the peloton and ensured his return to the lead, but could not manage to catch Filippo Pozzato, who escaped from the lead group near the finish.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Filippo PozzatoItalyQuick Step-Innergetic4h 28'18"
2Michael RogersAustraliaT-Mobile Team32"
3Nick NuyensBelgiumQuick Step-Innergetic32"

Stage 4

;1 September: Wolverhampton to Birmingham,
Another stage where a group escaped early on, and the peloton was unsuccessful in catching them again. Manning was leading as the race reached the final roundabout but he was sent the wrong way and lost the stage.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Frederik WillemsBelgiumChocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen2h 54'12"
2Mark CavendishUnited KingdomT-Mobile Team2"
3Paul ManningUnited KingdomLandbouwkrediet-Colnago6"

Stage 5

;2 September: Rochester to Canterbury,
The riders went on strike, after being led astray by race officials. Their main complaint was poor security. The riders eventually resumed the race, and the stage ended in a mass sprint.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Francesco ChicchiItalyQuick Step-Innergetic4h 24'42"
2Mark CavendishUnited KingdomT-Mobile Teams.t"
3Aart VierhoutenNetherlandsSkil-Shimanos.t"

Stage 6

;3 September: Greenwich to The Mall,
There was a number of breakaways on the final stage, but all were eliminated, and the stage ended in a mass sprint.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Tom BoonenBelgiumQuick Step-Innergetic2h 00'41"
2Roger HammondUnited KingdomTeam Great Britains.t"
3Mark CavendishUnited KingdomT-Mobile Teams.t"

Final classifications

General classification

NameNationalityTeamTime
1Martin PedersenDenmarkTeam CSC21h 51'24"
2Luis PasamontesSpainUnibet.com+ 51"
3Filippo PozzatoItalyQuick Step-Innergetic+ 2'11"
4Nick NuyensBelgiumQuick Step-Innergetic+ 2'46"
5Michael RogersAustraliaT-Mobile Team+ s.t.
6Iljo KeisseBelgiumChocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen+ 3'06"
7Johann TschoppSwitzerlandPhonak iShares+ 3'07"
8Andy SchleckLuxembourgTeam CSC+ 3'14"
9Russell DowningUnited KingdomDFL-Cycling News-Litespeed+ 3'16"
10Maarten TjallingiiNetherlandsSkil-Shimano+ 3'18"