The 2006 UCI ProTour was the second year of the
UCI UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer I ...
ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races.
The prelude to the 2006 ProTour was dominated by a dispute between the managers of the
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tu ...
s and UCI, which meant that the Grand Tours were initially not to be a part of the 2006 ProTou
On April 7, 2006, an agreement to the dispute between the Grand Tours organisers and the Union Cycliste Internationale was reache
guaranteeing the future of the ProTour.
2006 ProTour races
Final individual standings
* A total of 209 riders were classified
*
Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He finished first at the 2006 Tour de France, and would have been the third non-European winner in the event's history, but was disqualified after test ...
had 175 points before the UCI removed his name from the standings following his removal from the Phonak team.
Final team standings
Final nation standings
* Riders from 29 nations scored at least one UCI ProTour point.
2006 ProTour Points System
* If a rider is not part of
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, e ...
, no points are given. The points corresponding to the place are not awarded
* Top 20 teams get points in scale 20-19-18...-1.
* Team time trial doesn't give points for riders.
* In country ranking, top 5 riders of each country count towards the ranking.
External links
Official WebsiteCSC Web site source of preliminary race table.
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2006 in road cycling
2006