2006 Vuelta a Colombia explained

2006 Vuelta a Colombia
Date:	August 5–20, 2006
Series:	2005–2006 UCI America Tour
Stages:	15
Distance:	1905
Unit:	km
Time:	46h 40' 42"
Speed:	40.8112
First:	José Castelblanco
First Nat:	COL
First Team:	Gob.Zulia Alc. Cabimas
First Color:	red
Second:	Daniel Rincón
Second Nat:	COL
Second Team:	Orbitel-EPM
Third:	Álvaro Sierra
Third Nat:	COL
Third Team:	Lotería de Boyacá
Points Nat:	COL
Points Team:	Gob.Norte Sant.Selle Italia
Mountains Nat:	COL
Mountains Team:	Frugos Del Valle
Team:	Lotería de Boyacá
Previous:	2005
Next:	2007

The 56th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from August 5 to August 20, 2006.

Stages

2006-08-05: Táriba — San Cristóbal (19.8 km)

Place	Stage 1 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-06: Circuito San Cristóbal (144 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-07: San Cristóbal — Pamplona (133 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-08: Piedecuesta — San Gil (113.5 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-09: San Gil — Tunja (183.3 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-10: Circuito del Sol y del Acero Sogamoso (159.2 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-12: Madrid — Ibagué (203.6 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-13: Ibagué — Armenia (114.1 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-14: Armenia — Cali (185 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-15: Palmira — Buga (47.8 km)

Place	Stage 10 (Time Team Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	EPM-Orbitel
2.	Gob.Zulia Alc. Cabimas Ven. A
3.	Gob.Norte Sant. Selle Italia

2006-08-16: Buga — Cartago (139.6 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-17: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Ciudad Bolívar (192.8 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-18: Ciudad Bolívar — Medellín Pueblito Paisa (150.6 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-19: Envigado — Alto del Escobero (10.7 km)

Place	Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-08-20: Circuito Medellín (108 km)

Place	Stage 15		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Jersey progression

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Youth classification
1	Libardo Niño	Libardo Niño	Libardo Niño	unknown	unknown
2	Alejandro Cortés		Alejandro Cortés
3	Javier González		José Castelblanco
4	Jhon García	Heberth Gutiérrez
5	Manuel Medina
6	Juan Pablo Forero			Giovanny Báez
7	Walter Pedraza			Fabio Montenegro
8	Álvaro Sierra	Fabio Duarte	Edwin Parra
9	Carlos Andrés Ibáñez		Hernán Buenahora
10	EPM-Orbitel
11	Juan Pablo Forero		Fredy González
12	José Serpa
13	Hernán Buenahora	José Castelblanco
14	Hernán Buenahora	Hernán Buenahora
15	Juan Pablo Forero	José Castelblanco

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	^[1]	Gobernación del Zulia-Alcaldía de Cabimas	46:40:42
2.		Orbitel-EPM	+ 2.10
3.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 2.51
4.		Orbitel-EPM	+ 4.13
5.		Orbitel-EPM	+ 7.44
6.		Orbitel-EPM	+ 8.22
7.		Orbitel-EPM	+ 8.38
8.		Colombia es Pasion	+ 15.07
9.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 19.35
10.		Orbitel-EPM	+ 21.51

Teams

Lotería de Boyacá — Coordinadora

• Director Deportivo: José Alfonso "El Pollo" López

EPM — Orbitel

• Director Técnico: Raúl Mesa

Gobernación del Zulia — Alcaldia de Cabimas

Colombia es Pasión — Coldeportes

• Director Deportivo: Jairo Monroy Gutiérrez

Gobernacíon Norte de Santander — Selle Italia

Lotería del Táchira

Atom — Azpiru

Frutidelicias Frugos del Valle

• Director Deportivo: William Palacio

Coordinadora

Indeportes Boyacá — Alcaldia de Paipa

Idermeta

Coldeportes

Orbitel — EPM

• Director Deportivo: Carlos Jaramillo

Postal Express — Liga Bogotá

Canal V.O.S — Cicloases

See also

• 2006 Clásico RCN

References

• cyclingnews

Notes and References

1. Stage 14 leader Hernán Buenahora failed a medical control before the last stage, and was not allowed to take part.