The 2006 Vuelta a España was the 61st edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Málaga, with a team time trial on 26 August, and Stage 11 occurred on 6 September with a stage to Burgos. The race finished in Madrid on 17 September.
Stage 1 26 August 2006 — Málaga to Málaga, (TTT)
Stage 1 result Rank Team Time 1 2 + 7" 3 + 8" 4 + 9" 5 + 11" 6 + 12" 7 + 13" 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 + 15"General classification after stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 7" 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 + 4" 10 + 7"
Stage 2 27 August 2006 — Málaga to Córdoba,
Route profile:
Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 7" 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.
Stage 3 28 August 2006 — Córdoba to Almendralejo,
Route profile:
Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 11" 3 + 12" 4 + 14" 5 + 19" 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.
Stage 4 29 August 2006 — Almendralejo to Cáceres,
Route profile:
Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 27" 3 s.t. 4 + 32" 5 + 34" 6 + 39" 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.
Stage 5 30 August 2006 — Plasencia to Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar),
Route profile:
Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 + 7" 4 + 15" 5 + 22" 6 s.t. 7 + 36" 8 + 39" 9 s.t. 10 + 42"General classification after stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 18" 4 + 29" 5 + 35" 6 + 36" 7 + 55" 8 + 58" 9 + 1' 00" 10 + 1' 04"
Stage 6 31 August 2006 — Zamora to León,
Route profile:
Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 18" 4 + 29" 5 + 35" 6 + 36" 7 + 55" 8 + 58" 9 + 59" 10 + 1' 00"
Stage 7 1 September 2006 — León to Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada),
Route profile:
Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 + 7" 5 s.t. 6 + 12" 7 + 16" 8 s.t. 9 + 23" 10 + 29"General classification after stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 5" 3 + 10" 4 + 22" 5 + 23" 6 + 51" 7 + 1' 17" 8 + 1' 37" 9 + 1' 47" 10 + 2' 28"
Stage 8 2 September 2006 — Ponferrada to Lugo,
Route profile:
Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 5" 3 + 10" 4 + 22" 5 + 23" 6 + 51" 7 + 1' 05" 8 + 1' 37" 9 + 1' 47" 10 + 2' 07"
Stage 9 3 September 2006 — A Fonsagrada to Alto de La Cobertoria,
Route profile:
Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 16" 3 + 21" 4 + 43" 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 + 1' 46" 8 s.t. 9 + 1' 59" 10 + 2' 14"General classification after stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 27" 3 + 44" 4 + 56" 5 + 1' 38" 6 + 2' 05" 7 + 2' 21" 8 + 2' 28" 9 + 3' 59" 10 + 5' 18"
Rest day 1 4 September 2006
Stage 10 5 September 2006 — Avilés to Museo de Altamia (Santillana del Mar),
Route profile:
Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 s.t. 4 + 6" 5 + 7" 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after stage 10 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 27" 3 + 44" 4 + 56" 5 + 1' 38" 6 + 2' 05" 7 + 2' 21" 8 + 2' 28" 9 + 3' 02" 10 + 3' 42"
Stage 11 6 September 2006 — Torrelavega to Burgos,
Route profile:
Stage 11 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 55" 3 s.t. 4 + 3' 35" 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 + 3' 37"General classification after stage 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 27" 3 + 44" 4 + 56" 5 + 1' 38" 6 + 2' 05" 7 + 2' 21" 8 + 2' 28" 9 + 3' 02" 10 + 3' 42"
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