The 2006 Tour de Pologne road cycling race took place from September 4 until September 10. German Stefan Schumacher won the last the two last stages on his way to capturing his second consecutive stage race; previously winning the Eneco Tour of Benelux.
Stages
Stage 1: 04-09-2006: Pułtusk-Olsztyn, 214 km
Stage 1 result CyclistCountryTeamTime1Max van Heeswijk 5h 55' 34"2Fabrizio Guidi s.t.3Wouter Weylandt s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistCountryTeamTime1Max van Heeswijk 5h 55' 34"2Fabrizio Guidi s.t.3Wouter Weylandt s.t.
Stage 2: 05-09-2006: Ostróda-Elbląg, 119.6 km
Stage 2 result CyclistCountryTeamTime1Daniele Bennati 2h 54' 49"2Wouter Weylandt s.t.3Jose Rojas Gil s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistCountryTeamTime1Wouter Weylandt 8h 50' 13"2Max van Heeswijk s.t.3Daniele Bennati s.t.
Stage 3: 06-09-2006: Gdańsk-Toruń, 225.5 km
Stage 1 result CyclistCountryTeamTime1Fabrizio Guidi 5h 28' 37"2Daniele Bennati s.t.3Koldo Fernández s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistCountryTeamTime1Fabrizio Guidi 14h 18' 43"2Daniele Bennati + 1"3Wouter Weylandt + 5"
Stage 4: 07-09-2006: Bydgoszcz-Poznań, 182 km
Stage 4 result CyclistCountryTeamTime1Daniele Bennati 4h 15' 43"2Fabrizio Guidi s.t.3Sébastien Chavanel s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistCountryTeamTime1Daniele Bennati 18h 34' 17"2Fabrizio Guidi + 3"3Wouter Weylandt + 14"
Stage 5: 08-09-2006: Legnica-Jelenia Góra, 192 km
Stage 5 result CyclistCountryTeamTime1Stéphane Augé4h 58' 10"2Aaron Olson s.t.3Max van Heeswijk + 21"General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistCountryTeamTime1Daniele BennatiLAM 23h 32'48"2Fabrizio Guidi + 3"3Wouter Weylandt + 14"
Stage 6: 09-09-2006: Szczawno Zdrój-Karpacz, 162.4 km
Stage 6 result CyclistCountryTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher 4h 19'39"2Fabian Wegmann + 2"3Cadel Evans + 4"General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistCountryTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher 27h 52'43"2Cadel Evans + 10"3Alessandro Ballan + 16"
Stage 7: 10-09-2006: Jelenia Góra-Karpacz, 126 km
Stage 7 result CyclistCountryTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher 3h 17'08"2Vincenzo Nibali + 2"3Cadel Evans + 2"General Classification after Stage 7 CyclistCountryTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher 31h 09'41"2Cadel Evans + 18"3Alessandro Ballan + 31"
General Standings Final (After Stage 7)
CyclistCountryTeamTime1Stefan Schumacher 31h 09'41"2Cadel Evans + 18"3Alessandro Ballan + 31"4Marek RutkiewiczIntel–Action + 31"5Alexandr Kolobnev + 39"6Alexander Bocharov + 40"7Cristian Moreni + 45"8Vincenzo Nibali + 52"9Marzio Bruseghin + 56"10Leonardo Bertagnolli + 1' 01"
KOM Classification
The leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) is determined by obtaining points for reaching 19 mountain primes ahead of the competition. The classification leader will wear green jersey. Order of riders will be decided by the total number of points scored during the mountain primes.
CyclistCountryTeamPoints1Bartosz HuzarskiIntel–Action50 points2Joost Posthuma37 points3Marzio Bruseghin31 points
Points Classification
CyclistCountryTeamPoints1Wouter Weylandt81 points2Daniele Bennati74 points3Fabrizio Guidi71 points
Best Team
TeamCountryTime193h 31' 22"2 + 1' 56"3 + 4' 12"
Jersey progress chart
Stage(Winner)General ClassificationYellow JerseyMountains ClassificationGreen JerseyPoints ClassificationNavy Blue JerseyTeam Classification Stage 1(Max van Heeswijk) Max van Heeswijk no award Max van Heeswijk Stage 2(Daniele Bennati) Wouter Weylandt Sven Krauss Wouter Weylandt Stage 3(Fabrizio Guidi) Fabrizio Guidi Stage 4(Daniele Bennati) Daniele Bennati Stage 5(Stéphane Augé) Aaron Olson Stage 6(Stefan Schumacher) Stefan Schumacher Joost Posthuma Stage 7(Stefan Schumacher) Bartosz Huzarski FINAL STANDINGSStefan SchumacherBartosz HuzarskiWouter Weylandt
External links
Race website Tour of Poland on cyclingnews.com