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 , and was won by
Alexander Vinokourov of the
cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...
. The
points classification was won by
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...
of , and the
mountains classification by
Egoi Martínez of .
Teams and riders
In addition to the 20
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle racing, road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, i ...
teams,
Relax–GAM have received a wild card.
List of stages
* Mountain stages with asterisk end on the top of the climb.
Stage recaps
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Vuelta a España 2006, Stage 1 to Stage 11
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Vuelta a España 2006, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Jersey progress
Jersey wearers when same rider is holding multiple jerseys:
*
Lars Bak
Lars Ytting Bak (born 16 January 1980) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the Fakta, , , , and squads. Since retiring as a rider, Bak has acted as a directeur sportif for in ...
wore the points jersey in stage 2
*
Paolo Bettini
Paolo Bettini (born 1 April 1974) is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the former coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classic cycle races, classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of th ...
wore the points jersey in stages 4–5
*
Janez Brajkovič wore the ''white'' combination jersey in stages 6–7
*
José Miguel Elías wore the ''orange'' mountains jersey in stages 6–7
*
Danilo Di Luca wore the ''orange'' mountains jersey in stages 8–9
*
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad.
During ...
wore the ''white'' combination jersey in stages 8–9
*
Carlos Sastre wore the ''white'' combination jersey in stages 8–16
*
Alexander Vinokourov wore the ''white'' combination jersey in stage 17
*
Andrey Kashechkin wore the ''white'' combination jersey in stage 19-21
* When he has been 2nd in combination classification behind GC leader,
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad.
During ...
has worn white jersey of
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle racing, road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, i ...
leader. This happened on stages 8, 9, 19, 20 and 21.
Final standings
General classification (final)
Points classification
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
Mountains classification
In 2006, the leader of the climbers classification (or ''
King of the Mountains
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used.
While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest ...
'') wears the ''orange jersey'' sponsored by Ford. In recent years, the KoM wore a red jersey.
Combination classification
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.
Teams classification
External links
La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)cyclingnews.com
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Vuelta a España by year
Espana
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