2006 Tour de Georgia | |
Series: | 2005–06 UCI America Tour |
Date: | April 18 - April 23 |
Stages: | 6 |
Distance: | 967.9 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 24h 00' 54" |
Speed: | 40.3081 |
First: | Floyd Landis |
First Nat: | USA |
First Team: | Phonak Hearing Systems |
Second: | |
Second Nat: | USA |
Second Team: | |
Third: | Yaroslav Popovych |
Third Nat: | UKR |
Third Team: | Discovery Channel |
Points: | Fred Rodriguez |
Points Nat: | USA |
Points Team: | Davitamon–Lotto |
Mountains: | Jason McCartney |
Mountains Nat: | USA |
Mountains Team: | Discovery Channel |
Youth: | Janez Brajkovič |
Youth Nat: | SLO |
Youth Team: | Discovery Channel |
Team: | Discovery Channel |
Team Nat: | USA |
Previous: | 2005 |
Next: | 2007 |
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 . American Fred Rodriguez claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney 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.
Stage | Route | Distance | Stage Winner | Team | |
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1 | Augusta, Georgia – Macon | 207.4 km 128.9 miles | |||
2 | Fayetteville, Georgia – Rome | 186.9 km 116.1 miles | Yaroslav Popovych | ||
3 | Chickamauga – Chattanooga | 39.9 km 24.8 miles | Floyd Landis | ||
4 | Dalton, Georgia - Dahlonega, Georgia | 191.4 km 118.9 miles | Fred Rodriguez | ||
5 | Blairsville, Georgia – Brasstown Bald | 152.1 km 94.5 miles | | | |
6 | Cumming, Georgia - Alpharetta, Georgia | 190.2 km 118.2 miles | Juan José Haedo | Toyota–United Pro |
2006 Tour de Georgia
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