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2006 Tour de Georgia
2005–06 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesApril 18 – April 23
Stages6
Distance967.9 km (601.4 mi)
Winning time24h 00' 54"
Results
  Winner  Floyd Landis (USA) (Phonak Hearing Systems)
  Second  Tom Danielson (USA) (Discovery Channel)
  Third  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) (Discovery Channel)
  Points  Fred Rodriguez (USA) (Davitamon–Lotto)
  Mountains  Jason McCartney (USA) (Discovery Channel)
  Youth  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) (Discovery Channel)
  Team United States Discovery Channel
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The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the Phonak. American Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon–Lotto) claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel) won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate Janez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta.

Stages

Stage Route Distance Stage Winner Team
1 Augusta, Georgia – Macon 207.4 km
128.9 miles 		Denmark Lars Michaelsen Denmark Team CSC
2 Fayetteville, Georgia – Rome 186.9 km
116.1 miles 		Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych United States Discovery Channel
3 Chickamauga – Chattanooga 39.9 km
24.8 miles 		United States Floyd Landis Switzerland Phonak
4 Dalton, Georgia -
Dahlonega, Georgia 		191.4 km
118.9 miles 		United States Fred Rodriguez Belgium Davitamon–Lotto
5 Blairsville, Georgia – Brasstown Bald 152.1 km
94.5 miles 		United States Tom Danielson United States Discovery Channel
6 Cumming, Georgia -
Alpharetta, Georgia 		190.2 km
118.2 miles 		Argentina Juan José Haedo United States Toyota–United Pro

Teams

2006 Tour de Georgia

UCI ProTour Teams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams

Final results

2006 general classification
  1. Floyd Landis, 24.00.54
  2. Tom Danielson, 0.04
  3. Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55
2006 King of the Mountain leader
  1. Jason McCartney, 35 points
  2. Lucas Euser, 28 points
  3. Tom Danielson, 12 points
2006 sprint leader
  1. Fred Rodriguez, 48 points
  2. Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
  3. Juan José Haedo, 36 points
2006 team competition
  1. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
  2. Phonak Hearing Systems
  3. Team CSC

Stage winners progress

Juan José HaedoThomas DanielsonFred RodriguezFloyd LandisYaroslav PopovychLars Michaelsen

Yellow Jersey progress

Floyd LandisYaroslav PopovychLars Michaelsen

References

External links

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