| 1 |  Bobby Julich.png" />Bobby Julich|USAUCI team code|SAX|2006
Stage 1;6 March 2006 — Villemandeur to Saint-Amand-Montrond,
By winning the peloton sprint in Saint-Amand-Montrond ahead of Allan Davis, Tom Boonen took over the yellow/white jersey due to the time bonus awarded to stage winners.
He also took over first place in the points classification.
After a short solo breakaway effort by David Zabriskie, Frenchmen Cristophe Laurent and Stéphane Augé launched a long attack at the 60-km point but were caught by the chasing peloton only 2 km before the finish line. Augé was awarded the first red polka dotted jersey in the mountains classification.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Tom Boonen.png" />Tom Boonen|BELUCI team code|QST|2006
;7 March 2006 — Cérilly to Belleville,
Stage 2 saw a repeat of Tom Boonen's victory over Allan Davis in the first stage, the Belgian finishing first in another bunch sprint.
The polka-dotted mountains jersey changed hands due to a long breakaway by French rider Nicolas Crosbie, who established a maximum lead of 27'30" after 81 kilometers. Crosbie was caught by the peloton 10 km before the finish line.
The blue jersey for the best young rider was awarded to Benoît Vaugrenard who took over first place with former leader Alberto Contador finishing 1'13 behind the pack.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Tom Boonen.png" />Tom Boonen|BELUCI team code|QST|2006
Stage 3;8 March 2006 — Juliénas to Saint-Étienne,
In the third stage to Saint-Étienne, where Kazakh racer Andrei Kivilev died after a fall in the 2003 edition of Paris–Nice, there were some changes to the race classifications as American Floyd Landis took over first place in the GC, placing second in the stage after Patxi Xabier Vila Errandonea.
Nicolas Crosbie and Tom Boonen retained their respective climber and sprinter jerseys, whereas the blue jersey for the best young rider was awarded to Stefan Schumacher who finished 1'25 behind the winner.
As expected of a hilly stage Stage 3 saw breakaway attempts on the different climbs, the defining break happening on the last climb of the day, the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Patxi Vila.png" />Patxi Vila|ESPUCI team code|LAM|2006
Stage 4;9 March 2006 — Saint-Étienne to Rasteau,
| Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Tom Boonen.png" />Tom Boonen|BELUCI team code|QST|2006
Stage 5;10 March 2006 — Avignon to Digne-les-Bains,
| Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez.png" />Joaquim Rodríguez|ESPUCI team code|MOV|2006
Stage 6;11 March 2006 — Digne-les-Bains to Cannes,
| Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Andrey Kaschechkin.png" />Andrey Kaschechkin|KAZUCI team code|ONC|2006a
Stage 7;12 March 2006 — Nice to Nice,
| Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Markus Zberg.png" />Markus Zberg|SUIUCI team code|GST|2006
General Standings | Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Floyd Landis.png" />Floyd Landis|USAUCI team code|PHO|2006
Mountains Classification | Cyclist | Team | Points | | 1 | David Moncoutié.png" />David Moncoutié|FRAUCI team code|COF|2006
Points Classification | Cyclist | Team | Points | | 1 | Samuel Sánchez.png" />Samuel Sánchez|ESPUCI team code|EUS|2006
Best Young Rider | Cyclist | Team | Time | | 1 | Luis León Sánchez.png" />Luis León Sánchez|ESPUCI team code|ONC|2006a
Best Team | Team | Country | Total time | | 1 | | Italy | 95h 51' 43" | | 2 | | United States | + 3" | | 3 | | Spain | + 34" |
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