2006 Tour de Georgia

2006 Tour de Georgia

2005–06 UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates	April 18 – April 23
Stages	6
Distance	967.9 km (601.4 mi)
Winning time	24h 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 Discovery Channel

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	Lars Michaelsen	Team CSC
2	Fayetteville, Georgia – Rome	186.9 km 116.1 miles	Yaroslav Popovych	Discovery Channel
3	Chickamauga – Chattanooga	39.9 km 24.8 miles	Floyd Landis	Phonak
4	Dalton, Georgia - Dahlonega, Georgia	191.4 km 118.9 miles	Fred Rodriguez	Davitamon–Lotto
5	Blairsville, Georgia – Brasstown Bald	152.1 km 94.5 miles	Tom Danielson	Discovery Channel
6	Cumming, Georgia - Alpharetta, Georgia	190.2 km 118.2 miles	Juan José Haedo	Toyota–United Pro

Teams

2006 Tour de Georgia

UCI ProTour Teams

• Discovery Channel
• Team CSC
• Phonak
• Quick-Step–Innergetic
• Davitamon–Lotto
• Saunier Duval–Prodir

UCI Professional Continental Teams

• Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
• Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

UCI Continental Teams

• Colavita Olive Oil–Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team
• Jelly Belly Cycling Team
• Jittery Joe's–Zero Gravity Cycling Team
• Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team
• TARGETRAINING
• Team TIAA–CREF
• Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team

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

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Yellow Jersey progress

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References

• cyclingnews
• Tour de Georgia official site

External links

• Tour de Georgia blog at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-08-10)