The 2006 Tour Down Under was held from 18 to 22 January 2006 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 685 kilometres and is part of the 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2006 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event. The event was awarded the Australian Sport Tourism Award of the year at the Australian Sport Awards in February 2006, having attracted 495,000 spectators and more than 11,670 visitors to South Australia.[1]

2006 Tour Down Under
Race details
Dates17—22 January 2006
Stages6
Winning time16h 36' 54"
Results
Winner  Simon Gerrans (AUS) (AG2R Prévoyance)
  Second  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Liberty Seguros–Würth)
  Third  Robbie McEwen (AUS) (Davitamon–Lotto)

Points  Allan Davis (AUS) (Liberty Seguros–Würth)
Mountains  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Davitamon–Lotto)
Youth  William Walker (AUS) (Rabobank)
  Team Team UniSA–Australia
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Men's stage summary

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Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3 Leading Top 3 Time
1 18 January Mawson Lakes Angaston 148 km   Simon Gerrans
  Luis León Sánchez
  Robbie McEwen
  Simon Gerrans
  Luis León Sánchez
  Robbie McEwen
3:38.24
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
2 19 January Stirling Hahndorf 146 km   Allan Davis
  Paul Crake
  Eladio Sanchez Prado
  Simon Gerrans
  Luis León Sánchez
  Robbie McEwen
7:12.55
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
3 20 January Strathalbyn Yankalilla 154 km   Carlos Barredo
  Daniel Becke
  Cadel Evans
  Simon Gerrans
  Luis León Sánchez
  Robbie McEwen
11:11.32
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
4 21 January Willunga Willunga 147 km   Russell Van Hout
  Paul Crake
  Rony Martias
  Simon Gerrans
  Luis León Sánchez
  Robbie McEwen
14:47.07
+ 0.07
+ 0.18
5 22 January Adelaide Adelaide 90 km   Allan Davis
  Robbie McEwen
  Simone Cadamuro
  Simon Gerrans
  Luis León Sánchez
  Robbie McEwen
16:36.54
+ 0.07
+ 0.14

Other leading top threes

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Stage Mountains Pts Sprint Pts Under 23 Pts Teams Time
1   Samuel Dumoulin
  Cadel Evans
  Gene Bates
16
12
8
  Simon Gerrans
  Russell Van Hout
  Luis León Sánchez
14
6
6
  William Walker
  Simon Clarke
  Eros Capecchi
3:39.10
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA–Australia
Southaustralia.com–AIS
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
11:05.08
+ 10.37
+ 11.54
2   Samuel Dumoulin
  Gene Bates
  Cadel Evans
32
20
20
  Simon Gerrans
  Allan Davis
  Hilton Clarke
14
12
12
  William Walker
  Simon Clarke
  Eros Capecchi
7:13.41
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Southaustralia.com–AIS
21:41.31
+ 5.22
+ 12.37
3   Cadel Evans
  Samuel Dumoulin
  Gene Bates
36
32
20
  Daniel Becke
  Simon Gerrans
  Allan Davis
18
14
12
  William Walker
  Simon Clarke
  Eros Capecchi
11:12.18
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Southaustralia.com–AIS
33:29.50
+ 3.42
+ 18.01
4   Cadel Evans
  Samuel Dumoulin
  Russell Van Hout
36
32
20
  Russell Van Hout
  Daniel Becke
  Simon Gerrans
18
18
14
  William Walker
  Simon Clarke
  Eros Capecchi
14:47.53
+ 2.33
+ 4.03
UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Davitamon Lotto
44:11.09
+ 7.40
+ 23.18
5   Cadel Evans
  Samuel Dumoulin
  Luca Paolini
40
38
32
  Allan Davis
  Russell Van Hout
  Daniel Becke
20
18
18
  William Walker
  Simon Clarke
  Eros Capecchi
16:37.40
+ 2.33
+ 4.07
UniSA–Australia
Liberty Seguros-Wurth Team
Southaustralia.com–AIS
49:40.44
+ 7.26
+ 23.27

Men's top 10 overall

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Pos Rider Time
1   Simon Gerrans 16:36.54
2   Luis León Sánchez + 0.07
3   Robbie McEwen + 0.14
4   William Walker + 0.46
5   Gene Bates + 1.48
6   Samuel Dumoulin + 2.42
7   Russell Van Hout + 3.00
8   Simon Clarke + 3.19
9   Chris Jongewaard + 3.19
10   Glenn d'Hollander + 3.31


References

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  1. ^ "Tour Down Under sprints across the line at Australian Sport Awards". Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.