The 2006 UCI ProTour was the second year of the UCI 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 Tours and UCI, which meant that the Grand Tours were initially not to be a part of the 2006 ProTour. On April 7, 2006, an agreement to the dispute between the Grand Tours organisers and the Union Cycliste Internationale was reached , guaranteeing the future of the ProTour.
2006 ProTour races
DateRaceCountryWinnerTeamMarch 5–12 Paris–NiceMarch 8–14Tirreno–AdriaticoMarch 18Milan – San RemoApril 2Tour of FlandersApril 3–8Vuelta al País Vasco April 5Gent–Wevelgem April 9 Paris–RoubaixApril 16 Amstel Gold Race April 19La Flèche WallonneApril 23 Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApril 25–30 Tour de RomandieMay 6–28Giro d'ItaliaMay 15–21 Volta a CatalunyaJune 4–11Critérium du Dauphiné LibéréJune 10–18 Tour de SuisseJune 18 Eindhoven Team Time Trialteam eventJuly 1–23Tour de FranceJuly 30Vattenfall CyclassicsAugust 1–9Deutschland TourAugust 12Clásica de San SebastiánAugust 16–23Eneco Tour of BeneluxAugust 27GP Ouest-FranceAugust 28 – September 19Vuelta a EspañaSeptember 4–10Tour de PologneOctober 1Züri-MetzgeteOctober 8Paris–ToursOctober 14Giro di Lombardia
Final individual standings
NameTeamPoints12852213316541625156615571548144913810133
A total of 209 riders were classified Floyd Landis had 175 points before the UCI removed his name from the standings following his removal from the Phonak team.
Final team standings
TeamNationalityPoints1388235033464327532762947270826992681025811253122491324814247152191621417208181851918420173
Final nation standings
NationPoints180826513475434053166292728682718269102341119012165
Riders from 29 nations scored at least one UCI ProTour point.
2006 ProTour Points System
Tour de FranceGiro d'ItaliaVuelta a EspañaMilan – San RemoTour of FlandersParis–RoubaixLiège–Bastogne–LiègeGiro di LombardiaLesser stageracesLesser one-day racesOverall Classification1100855040275654030360503525455453020550402515645352011740301578352610593022531025192111201612151313121114109158716651754184319322021Stage wins (if applicable)1108 3 25 4 2 3321
If a rider is not part of UCI ProTour, 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 Website CSC Web site source of preliminary race table.