2006 Vuelta a Venezuela explained

2006 Vuelta a Venezuela
Date:	August 28 – September 10
Series:	2005–2006 UCI America Tour
Stages:	14
Distance:	2137
Unit:	km
Time:	48h 52' 05"
Speed:	43.7299
First:	José Serpa
First Nat:	COL
First Team:	Selle Italia
First Color:	red
Second:	José Castelblanco
Second Nat:	VEN
Second Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Third:	José Chacón Díaz
Third Nat:	VEN
Third Team:	Loteria del Táchira
Points:	Gil Cordovés
Points Nat:	CUB
Points Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Sprints:	Gil Cordovés
Sprints Nat:	CUB
Sprints Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Mountains:	Jackson Rodríguez
Mountains Nat:	VEN
Mountains Team:	Loteria del Tachirá
Team:	Lotería del Táchira
Previous:	2005
Next:	2007

The 43rd edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 28 to September 10, 2006. The stage race started in Guasdualito, and ended in Maturín.

Stages

2006-08-28: Circuito Guasdualito (114 km)

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

2006-08-29: Abejales — Barinas (202.2 km)

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

2006-08-30: Barinas — Acarigua (189.4 km)

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

2006-08-31: Turén — Turén (47.5 km)

Place	Stage 4 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-09-01: Acarigua — Sanare (143.5 km)

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

2006-09-02: Chivacoa — Maracay (200.4 km)

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

2006-09-03: Caracas Circuito (111.6 km)

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

2006-09-04: Los Teques — San Juan de los Morros (146 km)

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

2006-09-05: Ortiz — Valle de la Pascua (163 km)

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

2006-09-06: Valle de la Pascua — El Tigre (223 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2006-09-07: El Tigre — Puerto la Cruz (171.3 km)

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

2006-09-08: Puerto la Cruz — Cumaná (132.2 km)

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

2006-09-09: Cumaná — Punta de Mata (173.3 km)

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

2006-09-10: Maturín Circuito, (112 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Selle Italia	48:52:05
2.		Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 1.01
3.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 2.13
4.		Kino Táchira	+ 2.14
5.		Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 2.32
6.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 2.42
7.		Selle Italia	+ 3.30
8.		Triple Gordo Gob Lara	+ 4.51
9.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 5.00
10.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 5.19

References

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