The 2006 Tour of Britain took place at various locations across Great Britain, lasting from the 29th of August to the 3rd of September. A UCI Category 2.1 event, the tour consisted of six stages covering a total distance of , starting in Glasgow and finishing at The Mall in 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 and finished 2 minutes ahead of the peloton.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime1Martin PedersenTeam CSC4h 03'38"2Luis PasamontesUnibet.coms.t"3Matthew GossSouthaustralia.com–AISs.t"
Stage 2 30 August: Blackpool to Liverpool,
The stage concluded in a mass sprint. Throughout the race, Goss secured enough time bonuses in the sprints to take the overall lead from Pedersen.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime1Roger HammondTeam Great Britain3h 54'15"2Aart VierhoutenSkil–Shimanos.t"3Russell DowningDFL-Cycling News-Litespeeds.t"
Stage 3 31 August: Bradford to Sheffield,
The stage was dominated by a crosswind. Pedersen's teammates split the peloton to help him regain the lead, but were unable to catch Filippo Pozzato, who had escaped from the lead group near the finish.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime1Filippo PozzatoQuick-Step–Innergetic 4h 28'18"2Michael RogersT-Mobile Team32"3Nick NuyensQuick-Step–Innergetic 32"
Stage 4 1 September: Wolverhampton to Birmingham,
In another stage, a group broke away early, and the peloton was unable to catch them again. Manning was leading as the race reached the final roundabout but he was directed the wrong way and lost the stage.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime1Frederik WillemsChocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen2h 54'12" 2Mark CavendishT-Mobile Team2"3Paul ManningLandbouwkrediet–Colnago6"
Stage 5 2 September: Rochester to Canterbury,
The riders went on strike, after being misled by race officials, with their main complaint being poor security. They eventually resumed the race, and the stage concluded with a mass sprint.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime1Francesco ChicchiQuick-Step–Innergetic4h 24'42" 2Mark CavendishT-Mobile Teams.t"3Aart VierhoutenSkil–Shimanos.t"
Stage 6 3 September: Greenwich to The Mall, (, plus 20 laps of )
There was a number of breakaways on the final stage, but all were eliminated, and the stage concluded with a mass sprint.
CyclistNationalityTeamTime1Tom BoonenQuick-Step–Innergetic2h 00'41" 2Roger HammondTeam Great Britains.t"3Mark CavendishT-Mobile Teams.t"
Final classifications General classification
Name Nationality Team Time 1 Martin Pedersen Team CSC21h 51'24" 2 Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com+ 51" 3 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step–Innergetic+ 2'11" 4 Nick Nuyens Quick-Step–Innergetic+ 2'46" 5 Michael Rogers T-Mobile Team+ s.t. 6 Iljo Keisse Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen+ 3'06" 7 Johann Tschopp Phonak iShares+ 3'07" 8 Andy Schleck Team CSC+ 3'14" 9 Russell Downing DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed+ 3'16" 10 Maarten Tjallingii Skil–Shimano+ 3'18"
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