The 2006 Vuelta a España was held from 26 August to 17 September 2006, and was the 61st edition of the race. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,192 km (1,983 mi), and was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Astana cycling team. The points classification was won by Thor Hushovd of Crédit Agricole, and the mountains classification by Egoi Martínez of Discovery Channel.

2006 Vuelta a España
2006 UCI ProTour, race 23 of 27
Overview of the stages
Overview of the stages
Race details
Dates26 August – 17 September
Stages21
Distance3,192 km (1,983 mi)
Winning time81h 23' 07"
Results
Winner  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana)
  Second  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears)
  Third  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) (Astana)

Points  Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Crédit Agricole)
Mountains  Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Discovery Channel)
Combination  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana)
  Team United States Discovery Channel
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Teams and riders

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In addition to the 20 UCI ProTour teams, Relax–GAM have received a wild card.

List of stages

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Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 Aug Málaga – Málaga 7.2 km Team time trial Team CSC
2 27 Aug Málaga – Córdoba 167 km Paolo Bettini
3 28 Aug Córdoba – Almendralejo 220 km Francisco Ventoso
4 29 Aug Almendralejo – Cáceres 142 km Erik Zabel
5 30 Aug PlasenciaEstación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar) 178 km Mountain stage* Danilo Di Luca
6 31 Aug ZamoraLeón 155 km Thor Hushovd
7 1 Sept León – Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada) 148 km Mountain stage* Alejandro Valverde
8 2 Sept Ponferrada – Lugo 173 km Alexander Vinokourov
9 3 Sept A FonsagradaAlto de La Cobertoria 206 km Mountain stage* Alexander Vinokourov
4 Sept Rest Day
10 5 Sept AvilésMuseo de Altamira (Santillana del Mar) 190 km Sérgio Paulinho
11 6 Sept Torrelavega (Velódromo Óscar Freire) – Burgos 165 km Mountain stage Egoi Martínez
12 7 Sept Aranda de DueroGuadalajara 162 km Luca Paolini
13 8 Sept Guadalajara – Cuenca 170 km Samuel Sánchez
14 9 Sept Cuenca – Cuenca 33 km Individual time trial David Millar
15 10 Sept Motilla del PalancarFactoría Ford (Almussafes) 175 km Robert Förster
11 Sept Rest Day
16 12 Sept AlmeríaObservatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto 145 km Mountain stage* Igor Antón
17 13 Sept AdraGranada 167 km Mountain stage Thomas Danielson
18 14 Sept Granada – Sierra de la Pandera 153 km Mountain stage* Andrey Kashechkin
19 15 Sept JaénCiudad Real 195 km José Luis Arrieta
20 16 Sept Rivas FuturaRivas Vaciamadrid 28 km Individual time trial Alexander Vinokourov
21 17 Sept Madrid – Madrid 150 km Erik Zabel
  • Mountain stages with asterisk end on the top of the climb.

Stage recaps

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Jersey progress

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Stage
(Winner)
General classification
Points Classification
Mountains Classification
Combination Classification
Team Classification
0Stage 1 (TTT)
(Team CSC)
Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre no award no award Team CSC
0Stage 2
(Paolo Bettini)
Thor Hushovd Paolo Bettini Mario De Sárraga Mario De Sárraga
0Stage 3
(Francisco Ventoso)
Thor Hushovd David de la Fuente
0Stage 4
(Erik Zabel)
0Stage 5
(Danilo Di Luca)
Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Discovery Channel
0Stage 6
(Thor Hushovd)
0Stage 7
(Alejandro Valverde)
Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovič
0Stage 8
(Alexander Vinokourov)
0Stage 9
(Alexander Vinokourov)
Alejandro Valverde Pietro Caucchioli Alejandro Valverde
0Stage 10
(Sérgio Paulinho)
0Stage 11
(Egoi Martínez)
0Stage 12
(Luca Paolini)
0Stage 13
(Samuel Sánchez)
0Stage 14 (ITT)
(David Millar)
0Stage 15
(Robert Förster)
0Stage 16
(Igor Antón)
0Stage 17
(Tom Danielson)
Alexander Vinokourov Egoi Martínez
0Stage 18
(Andrei Kashechkin)
0Stage 19
(José Luis Arrieta)
Alexander Vinokourov
0Stage 20 (ITT)
(Alexander Vinokourov)
0Stage 21
(Erik Zabel)
Final Alexander Vinokourov Thor Hushovd Egoi Martínez Alexander Vinokourov Discovery Channel

Jersey wearers when same rider is holding multiple jerseys:

Final standings

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General classification (final)

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Rank Rider Team Time
1   Alexander Vinokourov Astana 81h 23' 07"
2   Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 1' 12"
3   Andrey Kashechkin Astana 3' 12"
4   Carlos Sastre Team CSC 3' 35"
5   José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 6' 51"
6   Tom Danielson Discovery Channel 8' 09"
7   Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi 8' 26"
8   Manuel Beltrán Discovery Channel 10' 36"
9   Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 10' 47"
10   Luis Pérez Rodríguez Cofidis 11' 32"

Points classification

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In 2006, the leader of the points classification is awarded a blue with yellow-fish-covered jersey, which is sponsored by Spain's fishing and marine industry known as FROM (or El Fondo de Regulación y Organización del Mercado de Productos de la Pesca y Cultivos Marinos).[1] Archived 2008-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

Rank Rider Team Points
1   Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 199
2   Alexander Vinokourov Astana 163
3   Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 147
4   Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi 107
5   Erik Zabel Team Milram 104
6   Stuart O'Grady Team CSC 104
7   Francisco Ventoso Saunier Duval–Prodir 99
8   Andrey Kashechkin Astana 95
9   Carlos Sastre Team CSC 93
10   José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 68

Mountains classification

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In 2006, the leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) wears the orange jersey sponsored by Ford. In recent years, the KoM wore a red jersey.

Rank Rider Team Points
1   Egoi Martínez Discovery Channel 129
2   Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole 117
3   Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 98
4   Andrey Kashechkin Astana 84
5   Alexander Vinokourov Astana 82
6   José Miguel Elías Relax–GAM 70
7   Igor Antón Euskaltel–Euskadi 67
8   Carlos Sastre Team CSC 63
9   José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 60
10   David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 58

Combination classification

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In 2006, the leader of the combinations classification wears the white jersey. In 2005, the rider with the lowest cumulative rank of all classifications wore a gold-green jersey.

Rank Rider Team Points
1   Alexander Vinokourov Astana 8
2   Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 8
3   Andrey Kashechkin Astana 15
4   Carlos Sastre Team CSC 21
5   José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 24
6   Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi 25
7   Tom Danielson Discovery Channel 28
8   Egoi Martínez Discovery Channel 31
9   Igor Antón Euskaltel–Euskadi 39
10   Manuel Beltrán Discovery Channel 43

Teams classification

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Rank Team Time
1   Discovery Channel 201h 59' 16"
2   Astana 15' 25"
3   Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 25' 33"
4   Euskaltel–Euskadi 32' 13"
5   Team CSC 52' 56"
6   Saunier Duval–Prodir 1h 40' 02"
7   Lampre–Fondital 1h 43' 20"
8   AG2R Prévoyance 2h 02' 55"
9   Relax–GAM 2h 16' 26"
10   Cofidis 2h 20' 33"
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