The 41st Tirreno–Adriatico road cycling race took place from 8 March to 14 March 2006, over seven stages. It was won by Dutchman Thomas Dekker of the Rabobank team. The points classification was won by Alessandro Petacchi and the King of the Mountains jersey went to José Joaquín Rojas.
Teams Twenty-five teams, containing a total of 200 riders, participated in the race:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 8 March Tivoli to Tivoli Hilly stage 2 9 March Tivoli to Frascati Medium mountain stage 3 10 March Avezzano to Paglieta Medium mountain stage 4 11 March Paglieta to Civitanova Marche Hilly stage 5 12 March Servigliano to Servigliano Individual time trial 6 13 March San Benedetto del Tronto to Torricella Sicura Medium mountain stage 7 14 March Campli to San Benedetto del Tronto Hilly stage
Stages Stage 1 8 March 2006 — Tivoli to Tivoli,
Stage 1 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 4h 08' 55" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General classification after stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 4h 08' 45" 2 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 + 10" 5 + 10"
Stage 2 9 March 2006 — Tivoli to Frascati, Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 4h 03' 19" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General classification after stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 8h 11' 54" 2 + 8" 3 + 16" 4 + 16" 5 + 20"
Stage 3 10 March 2006 — Avezzano to Paglieta, General Classification leader Paolo Bettini crashed and was forced to retire from the race after 80 km following a tangle with Lars Bak of the CSC team.
Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 4h 27' 22" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General classification after stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 12h 39' 26" 2 + 10" 3 + 10" 4 + 10" 5 + 10"
Stage 4 11 March 2006 — Paglieta to Civitanova Marche, Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 5h 21' 13" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. General classification after stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 18h 00' 35" 2 + 14" 3 + 14" 4 + 14" 5 + 14"
Stage 5 12 March 2006 — Servigliano to Servigliano, (ITT) Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 27' 37" 2 + 3" 3 + 18" 4 + 32" 5 + 38"General classification after stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 18h 28' 44" 2 + 14" 3 + 20" 4 + 40" 5 + 46"
Stage 6 13 March 2006 — San Benedetto del Tronto to Torricella Sicura, Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 4h 40' 40" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. General classification after stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 23h 09' 24" 2 + 14" 3 + 20" 4 + 40" 5 + 46" Stage 7 14 March 2006 — Campli to San Benedetto del Tronto, Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 4h 40' 40" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General classification after stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 27h 50' 04" 2 + 14" 3 + 20" 4 + 40" 5 + 46"
Points classification 37 pts 34 28 26 25 25 18 17 17 16
Mountains classification 11 pts 11 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 3
Teams Classification 82h 38' 09" + 0' 17" + 2' 40" + 2' 58" + 3' 34" + 4' 51" + 4' 53" + 4' 56" + 6' 10" + 6' 53"
References
Eurosport Tirreno-Adriatico 2006 page Accessed April 8, 2006
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