2006_Tour_Down_Under

2006 Tour Down Under

2006 Tour Down Under

Cycling race

The 2006 Tour Down Under was held from 18 to 22 January 2006 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 685 kilometres and is part of the 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2006 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event. The event was awarded the Australian Sport Tourism Award of the year at the Australian Sport Awards in February 2006, having attracted 495,000 spectators and more than 11,670 visitors to South Australia.[1]

Quick Facts Race details, Dates ...

Men's stage summary

Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3 Time
118 JanuaryMawson LakesAngaston148 kmAustralia Simon Gerrans
Spain Luis León Sánchez
Australia Robbie McEwen		Australia Simon Gerrans
Spain Luis León Sánchez
Australia Robbie McEwen		3:38.24
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
219 JanuaryStirlingHahndorf146 kmAustralia Allan Davis
Australia Paul Crake
Spain Eladio Sanchez Prado		Australia Simon Gerrans
Spain Luis León Sánchez
Australia Robbie McEwen		7:12.55
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
320 JanuaryStrathalbynYankalilla154 kmSpain Carlos Barredo
Germany Daniel Becke
Australia Cadel Evans		Australia Simon Gerrans
Spain Luis León Sánchez
Australia Robbie McEwen		11:11.32
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
421 JanuaryWillungaWillunga147 kmAustralia Russell Van Hout
Australia Paul Crake
France Rony Martias		Australia Simon Gerrans
Spain Luis León Sánchez
Australia Robbie McEwen		14:47.07
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
522 JanuaryAdelaideAdelaide90 kmAustralia Allan Davis
Australia Robbie McEwen
Italy Simone Cadamuro		Australia Simon Gerrans
Spain Luis León Sánchez
Australia Robbie McEwen		16:36.54
+ 0.07
+ 0.14

Other leading top threes

Stage Mountains Pts Sprint Pts Under 23 Pts Teams Time
1France Samuel Dumoulin
Australia Cadel Evans
Australia Gene Bates		16
12
8		Australia Simon Gerrans
Australia Russell Van Hout
Australia Luis León Sánchez		14
6
6		Australia William Walker
Australia Simon Clarke
Italy Eros Capecchi		3:39.10
+ 2.33
+ 4.03		UniSA–Australia
Southaustralia.com–AIS
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team		11:05.08
+ 10.37
+ 11.54
2France Samuel Dumoulin
Australia Gene Bates
Australia Cadel Evans		32
20
20		Australia Simon Gerrans
Australia Allan Davis
Australia Hilton Clarke		14
12
12		Australia William Walker
Australia Simon Clarke
Italy Eros Capecchi		7:13.41
+ 2.33
+ 4.03		UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Southaustralia.com–AIS		21:41.31
+ 5.22
+ 12.37
3Australia Cadel Evans
France Samuel Dumoulin
Australia Gene Bates		36
32
20		Germany Daniel Becke
Australia Simon Gerrans
Australia Allan Davis		18
14
12		Australia William Walker
Australia Simon Clarke
Italy Eros Capecchi		11:12.18
+ 2.33
+ 4.03		UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Southaustralia.com–AIS		33:29.50
+ 3.42
+ 18.01
4Australia Cadel Evans
France Samuel Dumoulin
Australia Russell Van Hout		36
32
20		Australia Russell Van Hout
Germany Daniel Becke
Australia Simon Gerrans		18
18
14		Australia William Walker
Australia Simon Clarke
Italy Eros Capecchi		14:47.53
+ 2.33
+ 4.03		UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Davitamon Lotto		44:11.09
+ 7.40
+ 23.18
5Australia Cadel Evans
France Samuel Dumoulin
Italy Luca Paolini		40
38
32		Australia Allan Davis
Australia Russell Van Hout
Germany Daniel Becke		20
18
18		Australia William Walker
Australia Simon Clarke
Italy Eros Capecchi		16:37.40
+ 2.33
+ 4.07		UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Southaustralia.com–AIS		49:40.44
+ 7.26
+ 23.27

Men's top 10 overall

Pos Rider Time
1Australia Simon Gerrans16:36.54
2Spain Luis León Sánchez+ 0.07
3Australia Robbie McEwen+ 0.14
4Australia William Walker+ 0.46
5Australia Gene Bates+ 1.48
6France Samuel Dumoulin+ 2.42
7Australia Russell Van Hout+ 3.00
8Australia Simon Clarke+ 3.19
9Australia Chris Jongewaard+ 3.19
10Belgium Glenn d'Hollander+ 3.31

References

  1. [1]
    "Tour Down Under sprints across the line at Australian Sport Awards". Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2006_Tour_Down_Under, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.