2006 Volta a Catalunya
The 86th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycling race took place from May 15 to May 21, 2006, in Catalonia. It began in Salou with an individual time trial and ended in Barcelona. The race was won by David Cañada of Spain.
Stages
Stage 1, 15-05-2006: Salou, 12.6 km. (ITT)
The stage was an individual time trial.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
Team CSC | 14' 55" |
| 2 |  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) |
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 3" |
| 3 |  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) |
Discovery Channel | + 3" |
Stage 2, 16-05-2006: Cambrils, 146.9 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luis Pérez Rodríguez (ESP) |
Andalucía-Paul Versan | 3h 57' 14" |
| 2 | Isaac Gálvez (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 12" |
| 3 |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
Crédit Agricole | + 12" |
Stage 3, 17-05-2006: Salou-Sant Carles de la Ràpita, 160.6 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
Crédit Agricole | 4h 16' 14" |
| 2 |  René Haselbacher (AUT) |
Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| 3 |  Robert Hunter (RSA) |
Phonak | s.t. |
Stage 4, 18-05-2006: Perafort-Vallnord, 225 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Castaño (ESP) |
Kaiku | 6h 03' 41" |
| 2 |  Christophe Moreau (FRA) |
AG2R Prévoyance | + 52" |
| 3 |  Santiago Botero (COL) |
Phonak | + 1' 53" |
Stage 5, 19-05-2006: Llívia-Manlleu, 161.5 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolfo García (ESP) |
Andalucía-Paul Versan | 3h 52' 44" |
| 2 | David Arroyo (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | s.t. |
| 3 | Eladio Jiménez (ESP) |
Comunidad Valenciana | s.t. |
Stage 6, 20-05-2006: Manlleu-Lloret de Mar, 166.4 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Mugerli (SLO) |
Liquigas | 4h 02' 01" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 |  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) |
Liquigas | s.t. |
Stage 7, 21-05-2006: Lloret de Mar-Barcelona, 121.6 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) |
Lampre–Fondital | 2h 36' 37" |
| 2 |  Aaron Kemps (AUS) |
Liberty Seguros-Würth | s.t. |
| 3 |  Erik Zabel (GER) |
Team Milram | s.t. |
Classification Tables
Final General Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Cañada (ESP) |
Saunier Duval-Prodir | 25h 06' 26" |
| 2 | Santiago Botero (COL) |
Phonak | + 2" |
| 3 | Christophe Moreau (FRA) |
AG2R Prévoyance | + 8" |
| 4 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) |
Phonak | + 35" |
| 5 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) |
Discovery Channel | + 48" |
| 6 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) |
T-Mobile Team | + 57" |
| 7 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) |
AG2R Prévoyance | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | Vladimir Karpets (RUS) |
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 1' 24" |
| 9 | Denis Menchov (RUS) |
Rabobank | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | David Arroyo (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 1' 35" |
King of The Mountains Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christophe Moreau (FRA) |
AG2R Prévoyance | |
| 2 | José Alberto Benitez (ESP) |
Saunier Duval-Prodir | |
| 3 | Francisco José Lara (ESP) |
Andalucía-Paul Versan |
Points Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
Crédit Agricole | |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) |
Lampre–Fondital | |
| 3 | Aaron Kemps (AUS) |
Liberty Seguros-Würth | |
Best Team
| Team | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phonak Hearing Systems | Switzerland |
75h 22' 34" |
| 2 | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | Spain |
+ 21" |
| 3 | AG2R Prévoyance | France |
+ 1' 12" |
External links
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