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.
Stages
Teams
2006 Tour de Georgia
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UCI ProTour
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Teams
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;UCI Professional Continental Teams
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Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
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Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
;UCI Continental Teams
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Colavita Olive Oil–Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team
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Jelly Belly Cycling Team
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Jittery Joe's–Zero Gravity Cycling Team
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Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team
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TARGETRAINING
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Team TIAA–CREF
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Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team
Final results
;2006 general classification
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Floyd Landis, 24.00.54
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Tom Danielson,
0.04
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Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55
;2006 King of the Mountain leader
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Jason McCartney, 35 points
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Lucas Euser, 28 points
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Tom Danielson,
12 points
;2006 sprint leader
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Fred Rodriguez, 48 points
# Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
# Juan José Haedo, 36 points
;2006 team competition
# Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
# Phonak Hearing Systems
# Team CSC
Stage winners progress
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from:0 till:1 shift:(-0,15) text: Lars Michaelsen
from:1 till:2 shift:(-0,15) text: Yaroslav Popovych
from:2 till:3 shift:(-0,15) text: Floyd Landis
from:3 till:4 shift:(-0,15) text: Fred Rodriguez
from:4 till:5 shift:(-0,15) text: Thomas Danielson
from:5 till:6 shift:(-0,15) text: Juan José Haedo
Yellow Jersey progress
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from:0 till:1 shift:(-0,15) text: Lars Michaelsen
from:1 till:2 shift:(-0,15) text: Yaroslav Popovych
from:2 till:3 shift:(-0,15) text: Floyd Landis
from:3 till:4 shift:(-0,15) text:Floyd Landis
from:4 till:5 shift:(-0,15) text:Floyd Landis
from:5 till:6 shift:(-0,15) text:Floyd Landis
References
cyclingnewsTour de Georgia official site
External links
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Tour de Georgia
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